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c All titles are Closed Captioned unless noted otherwise. ‡ Only available in the U.S. Search on the program title or item number to view preview clips online. 1 Films Media Group • www.Films.com/Dealers • Phone: 800-257-5126, x4270 • Fax: 212-313-9425 • E-mail: [email protected] NEW RELEASES The San: The Third Way Romanian anthropolo- gist Sebastian Tirtirau has dedicated his life to pioneering a “Third Way” of contact with remote tribes around the world. Unlike previous forms of contact—which meant either dominating or simply abandoning the tribes to their problems—Tirtirau works with the San of the Kalahari Desert to overcome obstacles to education. (50 minutes) © 2012 $169.95 53758 • DVD In this three-part series, packed with some of the great figures of archaeology and set against a background of tipping points in history, archaeologist Richard Miles travels from the Renaissance and Enlightenment and into the modern day to discover how we have tried to understand our history over the last 2,000 years and tells the story of our fascination with the mysteries of our ancient past. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2013 In the Beginning Archaeologist Richard Miles examines the history of the breakthroughs and watersheds in our long quest to under- stand our ancient past. He begins by going back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth—a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous water. $169.95 55738 • DVD The Search for Civilization Archaeologist Richard Miles shows how discoveries in the 18th and 19th centuries overturned ideas of when and where civilization began, as empires competed to literally “own” the past. $169.95 55739 • DVD The Power of the Past Archaeologist Richard Miles shows how 20th-century attention turned from civilization and kings to the search for the common man against a background of science and competing political ideologies. $169.95 55740 • DVD Purchase the 3-part series today! List Price: $509.85 55737 • DVD The Himbas are Shooting In Namibia, a group of Himba men and women of all ages have decided to make a film showing who they are and what their life is like, incorporating key moments in their history, daily life, ceremonies, ancestral ties, the attractions and dangers of modernity, and forced and chosen changes. For the Himbas, a people of oral tradition, making a film about themselves will be a first. Contains nudity associated with indigenous cultures. (52 minutes) © 2012 Recommended by Anthropology Review Database. $169.95 54408 • DVD The Great Deep Freeze The Great Deep Freeze means that vast swathes of the northern hemisphere are covered by ice sheets, glaciers carve great valleys through the landscape, and continents merge as sea levels fall. Immense hairy beasts and ferocious predators migrate across unfamiliar land- scapes. Alongside them, as both prey and predator, humans face their own challenges as they struggle to survive. $169.95 57528 • DVD Last of the Giants Professor Alice Roberts learns the moving story of a mother mastodon; from examining her tusks, scientists can tell how many calves she had and whether they reached adulthood. This evidence, together with harrowing injuries on other skeletons, tells a perplexing story of a species on the edge of extinction. $169.95 57529 • DVD Purchase the 3-part series today! List Price: $509.85 57526 • DVD ARCHAEOLOGY A SECRET HISTORY With unique access to some of the most spectacular excavations and state-of-the-art forensic analysis, this three-part series travels back 20,000 years, unearthing ancient pieces of an elaborate puzzle to reveal the Ice Age through the eyes of the animals that lived there. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2013 Land of the Saber-Tooth Professor Alice Roberts journeys 40,000 years back in time on the trail of the great beasts of the Ice Age: the grizzly bear-sized Shasta ground sloth; the glyptodont; and the Columbian mammoth—an animal far larger than any elephant today. These leviathans were stalked by Smilodon fatalis, the sabre-toothed cat, armed with seven-inch teeth and hunting in packs. $169.95 57527 • DVD On DVD New Releases Anthropology Ice Age Giants

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c All titles are Closed Captioned unless noted otherwise. ‡ Only available in the U.S. Search on the program title or item number to view preview clips online.

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NEW RELEASES

The San: The Third Way Romanian anthropolo-gist Sebastian Tirtirau has dedicated his life to pioneering a “Third

Way” of contact with remote tribes around the world. Unlike previous forms of contact—which meant either dominating or simply abandoning the tribes to their problems—Tirtirau works with the San of the Kalahari Desert to overcome obstacles to education. (50 minutes) © 2012

$169.95 53758 • DVD

In this three-part series, packed with some of the great figures of archaeology and set against a background of tipping points in history, archaeologist Richard Miles travels from the Renaissance and Enlightenment and into the modern day to discover how we have tried to understand our history over the last 2,000 years and tells the story of our fascination with the mysteries of our ancient past. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

In the BeginningArchaeologist Richard Miles examines the history of the breakthroughs and watersheds in our long quest to under-stand our ancient past. He begins by going back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth—a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous water.

$169.95 55738 • DVD

The Search for CivilizationArchaeologist Richard Miles shows how discoveries in the 18th and 19th centuries overturned ideas of when and where civilization began, as empires competed to literally “own” the past.

$169.95 55739 • DVD

The Power of the PastArchaeologist Richard Miles shows how 20th-century attention turned from civilization and kings to the search for the common man against a background of science and competing political ideologies.

$169.95 55740 • DVD

Purchase the 3-part series today!List Price: $509.8555737 • DVD

The Himbas are ShootingIn Namibia, a group of Himba men and women of all ages have decided to make a film showing who they are and what their life is like, incorporating key moments in their history, daily life, ceremonies, ancestral ties, the attractions and dangers of modernity, and forced and chosen changes. For the Himbas, a people of oral tradition, making a film about themselves will be a first. Contains nudity associated with indigenous cultures. (52 minutes) © 2012

Recommended by Anthropology Review Database.

$169.95 54408 • DVD

The Great Deep FreezeThe Great Deep Freeze means that vast swathes of the northern hemisphere are covered by ice sheets, glaciers carve great valleys through the landscape, and continents merge as sea levels fall. Immense hairy beasts and ferocious predators migrate across unfamiliar land-scapes. Alongside them, as both prey and predator, humans face their own challenges as they struggle to survive.

$169.95 57528 • DVD

Last of the GiantsProfessor Alice Roberts learns the moving story of a mother mastodon; from examining her tusks, scientists can tell how many calves she had and whether they reached adulthood. This evidence, together with harrowing injuries on other skeletons, tells a perplexing story of a species on the edge of extinction.

$169.95 57529 • DVD

Purchase the 3-part series today!List Price: $509.8557526 • DVD

ArchAeologyA Secret HiStory

With unique access to some of the most spectacular excavations and state-of-the-art forensic analysis, this three-part series travels back 20,000 years, unearthing ancient pieces of an elaborate puzzle to reveal the Ice Age through the eyes of the animals that lived there. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

Land of the Saber-ToothProfessor Alice Roberts journeys 40,000 years back in time on the trail of the great beasts of the Ice Age: the grizzly bear-sized Shasta ground sloth; the glyptodont; and the Columbian mammoth—an animal far larger than any elephant today. These leviathans were stalked by Smilodon fatalis, the sabre-toothed cat, armed with seven-inch teeth and hunting in packs.

$169.95 57527 • DVD

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Anthropology

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NEW RELEASES Anthropology

This four-part series is a provocative, high-energy journey through Canada’s Aboriginal country and examines a 500-year-old relationship with indigenous peoples—a relationship mired in colonialism, conflict, and denial. (45 minutes each) © 2012 ‡

Indigenous in the City$169.95 58431 • DVD

It’s Time$169.95 58432 • DVD

Whose Land Is It Anyway?$169.95 58433 • DVD

At the Crossroads$169.95 58434 • DVD

Purchase the 4-part series today!List Price: $679.8058430 • DVD

Dinosaurs: The Hunt for LifeThe hunt for life within the long-dead bones of dinosaurs may sound like the stuff of Hollywood fantasy—but one woman has found traces of life within the fossilized bones of a T. rex. Dr. Mary Schweitzer has seen the remains of red blood cells and touched the soft tissue of an animal that died 68 million years ago. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2013 ‡

$169.95 55773 • DVD

Papuans: Between Two Worlds Following the path of two Papuans, Benneth and Jethro, this film bears witness to a traditional society at a turning point in its history. They are both in search of a new meaning to their lives as individuals and as a community. How do they perceive the changes taking place? Can they avoid being caught up in the steamroller of globalization? With English subtitles. (56 minutes) © 2013

“Audiences will be fascinated...” —Anthropology Review Database

Official Selection Association for Asian Studies Film Expo 2015

$169.95 58551 • DVD

Norse: An Arctic MysteryArctic archaeologist Dr. Pat Sutherland started finding artifacts on Canada’s Baffin Island that weren’t made by indig-enous hands, but by Norse traders, possibly as far back as a thousand years ago. This program follows Sutherland from the departure point for Norse sailing west, searching for trade goods like ivory and furs, across the North Atlantic. (45 minutes) © 2012 ‡

$169.95 58451 • DVD

The Lost City of Atlit YamA submerged stone-age city from 9,000 years ago lies under 12 meters of water off the coast of Israel. It has the oldest stone-walled well ever found; construc-tions spreading over 40,000 square meters; and an erected-stone circular altar in the middle. Filmed with the permission of the IAA and the discoverer, Dr. Ehud Galili. (52 minutes) © 2012 ‡

$169.95 58471 • DVD

The Nafe: The Third Way Unlike previous forms of contact with remote tribes around the world—which meant either dominating or simply aban-doning them—Romanian anthropologist Sebastian Tirtirau has dedicated his life to pioneering a “Third Way.” The Nafe tribes in Vanuatu have managed to find a way of living according to their traditions while being open to accept what is useful from the West. (50 minutes) © 2012

$169.95 53759 • DVD

Easter Island: Aging Rock StarsThey’re rock stars growing old. And while some of them are holding up well for their age, others are falling apart, crumbling into fragments of their former selves. These are the stones standing enigmatically straightfaced on the bare, windswept hills of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island. Can a long-term archaeological dig crack their mysterious past, and can experts agree on a way to preserve them before it’s too late? (28 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 55671 • DVD

Code BreakersWhen did the first peoples arrive in the New World? For decades, anthropologists believed that

humans were unable to enter the Americas until the end of the last Ice Age. In this documentary, anthropologist Niobe Thompson opens a fascinating window onto new research overturning this long-standing theory. He works in cooperation with scientists who are studying everything from human coprolites to forgotten fossils to ancient DNA and revealing a much earlier human migration than was once thought possible. (44 minutes) © 2010 ‡

$169.95 58456 • DVD

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NEW RELEASES Anthropology • Area Studies

Into the AirBen Garrod finds out how the skeleton has allowed vertebrates to do the most remarkable thing of all—take to the air. He discovers why the humble pigeon is such an exceptional flier, uncovers bony secrets as to how the albatross makes mammoth migrations, and finds out why some birds have dense bones. Finally, he reveals which surprising flier is his “ultimate.”

$169.95 60515 • DVD

Sensing the WorldBen Garrod delves into the surprising ways in which bone has evolved to help vertebrates sense the world around them. He reveals why predators like the wolf have eyes at the front of their skulls, whereas prey animals such as sheep usually have eye sockets on the side of their heads. He also uncovers the secret behind one bizarre creature’s uniquely flexible nose.

$169.95 60516 • DVD

Food for ThoughtBen Garrod uncovers the secrets of how vertebrates capture and devour their food using extreme jaws, bizarre teeth, and specialized bony tools. He views a giant sperm whale’s jaw and finds out which animal has teeth weighing five kilos each and which uses its skull as a suction pump. Garrod gets his own skull scanned to discover how the human diet isn’t just affecting our waistlines but is also changing the shape of our bones.

$169.95 60517 • DVD

SexBen Garrod seeks out the big part that bones can play in reproduction. Through sexual selection, the skeleton has adapted to aid courtship, competition, and even copulation. On his travels, Garrod meets baseball players, drops a 22 lb. weight on a sheep’s skull, and finds out that humans are in the minority when it comes to not having a penis bone.

$169.95 60518 • DVD

Purchase the 6-part series today!List Price: $1,019.7060512 • DVD

A Way of Living Developed over Millennia: Edmund MetatawabinThis episode of The Green Interview features Edmund Metatawabin, a Cree leader and author who has radical lessons for anyone trying to quit an oppressive, wage-based way of life and for an industrial society that is struggling to become sustainable. Metatawabin also gives a candid and horrifying account of his time in residential school, where he and so many others experienced cruelty and life-altering abuse. (98 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 56740 • DVD

The Road to TimbuktuDuring 2013, the ultimate far-away place, Timbuktu, was drawn dramatically into world focus as Islamic militants laid siege to northern Mali and aimed to take control of the rest of this magical, mystical, and very musical place. In the program, correspondent Eric Campbell discusses the long, arduous, but often stunning road trip through Mali. (49 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 54299 • DVD

Sweet PoisonHalf a trillion dollars have been spent on international aid in the last 50 years. It’s an industry that’s supported by the world’s biggest celebrities. But recently, an increasing number of experts have begun to criticize the giving game. This documentary dissects the aid industry and reveals some difficult home truths about “Aid as Business” in the devel-oping world. With English subtitles. (89 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 55977 • DVD

Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of LawPolice beatings, an absence of common law, and a corrupt judiciary are the basis of a Zimbabwe human rights lawyer’s work. Beatrice Mtetwa has been waging a David and Goliath battle to defend those jailed by the Mugabe government. This revealing documentary is a snapshot of Beatrice’s life on the front line of a 20-year struggle as Zimbabwe’s civil society crumbled beneath the Mugabe dictatorship. (56 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 55972 • DVD

Africa

Ben Garrod, primatologist and master skeleton builder, shares his unique passion for bones in this six-part series. He embarks on a very personal journey through the remarkable and surprising story of how a single, universal body plan—the skeleton—has shaped the animal kingdom. By conducting fascinating experiments, meeting expert contributors, and using integrated graphics and a wealth of archives from the BBC’s Natural History Unit, Garrod unlocks a fascinating and hidden world. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Size MattersEvolutionary biologist and master skel-eton builder Ben Garrod shows us what bone is constructed from and how it can support animals that are both minuscule (a frog just a few millimeters long) and massive (the blue whale, 200 million times bigger).

$169.95 60513 • DVD

Down to EarthBen Garrod discovers how the skeleton has adapted for vertebrates to move on land in a remarkable number of ways and explores the role of the spine in both cheetahs and snakes; shows how adapta-tions to the pentadactyl limb have helped gibbons and horses thrive; and discusses how one unique bone in the animal kingdom has been puzzling scientists for years.

$169.95 60514 • DVD

Secrets of BonesSecrets of Bones

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Sierra Leone: Into the Hot ZoneThe deadly hemorrhagic disease Ebola has wiped out whole villages in Sierra Leone. At the front line are teams of doctors, nurses, and health workers working tirelessly to stop further infec-tions. The epicenter is Kailahun, where the International Red Cross, MSF, and the World Health Organization are dealing with the carnage and allowed Foreign Correspondent to film their daily struggles. (29 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 59651 • DVD

Nepal: The RoadTibetan refugee and musician Tenzin Choegyal has only very vague recollec-tions of Tibet as he was spirited out by his parents as a young boy. But he’s determined to see it once again across the Nepal-China border. Along an ancient trade route, a major, transformative road is being built—some hope for modernization and an end to isolation. (30 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 59653 • DVD

Taiwan: Standing on Shaky GroundThirty years ago, Tao residents on Orchid Island were told that the island was the chosen location for a fish cannery; they received a nuclear waste facility instead. This film examines the nuclear industry of Taiwan, drawing several parallels with Japan, and investigates Tao concerns that, with a disintegrating nuclear waste dump, Orchid Island will suffer a Fukushima-style disaster. (26 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 54297 • DVD

Love and Sex in ChinaThe massive imbalance in the sexes due to the penchant for male offspring since China’s single-child policy was introduced in 1980 means brides are in short supply, and the men most likely to find a wife are those in a strong financial position. With the economic liberalization of China and the rise of the wealthy businessman, an ancient tradition has resurged: the concubine. (59 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 53760 • DVD

China in TurmoilDemonstrations and riots are erupting with greater frequency throughout

China. Ordinary citizens are becoming increasingly outraged by the gap between rich and poor and the corruption of local officials. Will China be able to continue stable economic growth? This program paints the portrait of a nation searching for answers in the midst of turmoil. (50 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 60245 • DVD

The Other China Boom, Part 1In a hidden corner of Asia, where two dramatically different and rapidly changing nations collide, an economy is taking hold that’s endangering lives around the world. With money to burn, China’s nonstop party people are consuming drugs in unprecedented numbers, turning neighboring Myanmar into a meth lab and driving a resuscita-tion of the Golden Triangle’s heroin trade. (27 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 55434 • DVD

The Other China Boom: Part 2—The Drug SquadThe size and industrial scale of the new Asian drug supply is staggering. Intercepts of methamphetamine or the ingredients necessary for its manufacture measure in tons. Authorities are only managing to uncover a fraction of the trade that begins in Myanmar, enters China, and flows on to Australia. (26 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 55435 • DVD

China: The Corrupt RepublicIn China, where local Communist officials are omnipotent, corruption has reached unprecedented levels. Realizing that public anger at corruption was threatening Communist Party legitimacy, President Xi Jingping launched a wave of investigations when he came to power in 2012. More than 300,000 officials have been punished, but is this enough to save the system? (53 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 60781 • DVD

Tiananmen: Australia’s WitnessesThey witnessed one of the most shocking and oppressive dramas to unfold in modern China: the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The staff of Australia’s embassy in Beijing saw the very best and the very worst of human behavior. Twenty-five years later, eyewitnesses tell how they hid from gunfire, harbored and helped key targets, and smuggled media footage out of China. (28 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 58370 • DVD

Fukushima: The Next WaveThe set of events devastating Northern Japan in March 2011 have coalesced into one word—Fukushima. First, the earthquake and tsunami crushed entire towns and took thousands of lives; then the crippled nuclear plant contaminated the land and sea, rendering heavily populated areas uninhabitable. Reporter Mark Willacy visits the hot zone and learns of disturbing public health devel-opments. (28 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 56133 • DVD

Inside Fukushima: Beyond the “No Go” ZoneNightline was given rare access to Japan’s shuttered power plant and surrounding areas. Radiation experts test Pacific Ocean waters surrounding the plant for signs of unsafe levels. An ABC News Production. (16 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 57399 • DVD

Asia

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Japan: Return of the SamuraiEver since it surrendered to the Allies at the conclusion of WWII, Japan’s military effort has been homebound. Now, with an assertive China throwing its weight around in North Asia, there’s a developing inclination among Japan’s leadership to take its tactical lead from another playbook: that the best form of defense is attack. (26 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$129.95 59650 • DVD

The Great Japanese RetirementIn this irreverent and thought-provoking look at Japanese society, reporter Anita Rani investigates how a nation copes when there are simply too many people living to a ripe old age and too few having children. While the global population grows, Japan’s is decreasing— and resistance to mass immigration may have staggering economic and social implications. A BBC Production. (51 minutes) © 2013 ‡

$169.95 60460 • DVD

Burma (Myanmar): A New DawnSince the curtain came down and the military junta eased its grip on the nation, dramatic change is evident in some parts of Myanmar, while in other corners, deprivation and dislocation prevail. Foreign Correspondent’s Sally Sara explores the old and the new, the past and the prospective future for the new democracy in this revealing excursion through Yangon. (26 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 58382 • DVD

Laos: The LegacyThe United States dropped a staggering 260-million bombs on Laos during the Vietnam War. Forty years after the end of the

war, unexploded ordnance is still taking lives and limbs—many of the victims are children. Now, a brave band of women is going where others fear to tread to find and destroy the explosives that litter their precious land. (28 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 59646 • DVD

East Timor: The ClinicIn East Timor, diseases such as leprosy, tuberculosis, heart failure, severe malnutri-tion, and infant diarrhea are common and widespread—and over 50% of children under the age of five are said to be underweight and stunted for their age. Meanwhile, deaths in childbirth are among the highest in Asia. Meet team leader Dr. Dan, who came from the U.S., set up the clinic, and decided to stay. (28 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$129.95 59649 • DVD

India: 23 Little Lives In a village school in India in July 2013, 55 children became ill after eating a government-provided meal. 120 million children eat free lunches every day, but the death of 23 shocked the nation and the world. A special Foreign Correspondent investigation sheds new light on the incident and asks why India continues to use a product considered hazardous by the WHO and banned in many countries. (27 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 55669 • DVD

India on Trial Jyoti was with her boyfriend commuting home by bus to see her family when a gang of six men attacked them both. They gang-raped the 23 year old, brutal-ized her with an iron bar, and left her and her partner in a bloody pulp by the side of the road. In this revealing and disturbing story, reporter Zoe Daniel meets many of the people who are doing their own bit to elevate the plight of women in India. (27 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 54295 • DVD

Fashion VictimsThe Australian Broadcasting Company made this film shortly after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,000 factory workers. The film presents the human conse-quences of that disaster and focuses on the connection of international retailers to suppliers in Bangladesh who pay low wages, abuse workers, and provide often unsafe working conditions. (43 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 55426 • DVD

India: The Baby MakersSurrogacy is big business in India, worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year—fueled by tax breaks for medical tourism, childless couples around the world trying to start a family, and young Indian women desperate for money that could set their families up for life. But are ethics and adequate regulation being dismissed in the rush to supply thousands of foreigners and rich Indians with babies? (29 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 58239 • DVD

Dying for a BargainThis film investigates how our clothes—including some of the most popular brands—are really made, finding evidence of shocking working conditions and an industry that still puts profit before safety. Reporter Richard Bilton discovers people working 19-hour days, security guards who lock in the workers, and factory owners who hide the truth from Western retailers. A BBC Production. (30 minutes) © 2013 ‡

$169.95 60453 • DVD

Hazaribagh: Toxic LeatherThis film is a devastating insight into one of the most terrible places on Earth: in Bangladesh, a giant slum of tanneries exists with more than 500,000 workers who turn 14 million skins into cheap leather for the European market every year. The workers slave away at archaic machinery in absolute squalor while toxic products used on the leather burn their skin, cause cancer, and kill most before age fifty. (51 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 54401 • DVD

India & Pakistan

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Pakistan: The Enemy WithinThis film explains how the Pakistani Taliban is related to the Afghan Taliban and the threat it presents to the Pakistani state. The filmmakers have rare access to South Waziristan, where the Pakistani military has tenuously taken control from the Taliban. They examine the military’s efforts to rebuild the region so people can return following the devastation of its campaign there. (28 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 55670 • DVD

Pakistan: The Polio EmergencyIf the polio virus was all but wiped out during the 1980s, why has Pakistan become a polio hotspot? And why are vaccinators risking their own lives to administer preventative drops? This program investigates why there is suspicion and hostility against the polio eradication program that is being fanned by religious extremists including the Taliban. (28 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 58369 • DVD

A Small Section of the WorldThis documentary tells the inspirational story of a group of women from a remote region of Costa Rica whose ideas sparked a revolution in the coffee-growing world. After a crisis, the women came together to create a better future for themselves, their families, and their community. By building their own coffee mill, they created the first women-run micro-mill in their country. Portions with English subtitles. (62 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 65002 • DVD

Brazil: Showtime! The World Cup and the Olympic Games are the ultimate double-header for sports fans, but many Brazilians are conflicted as they prepare to host the greatest shows on Earth, back-to-back. Public money is funneled to stage the events while cost of living skyrockets, hospitals and schools crumble, and transportation systems falter in gridlock. (27 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 55436 • DVD

Curtain of Water: Understanding the U.S. Trade Embargo Against CubaAfter several trips to Cuba, photographer Joe Guerriero felt the need to more fully understand the United States’ trade embargo against the island nation— a policy still in force more than five decades after the Cuban revolution. In this documentary, Guerriero inquires into the reasons for the embargo and seeks to identify the opposing interests of the two countries while also illustrating the embargo’s effects on the Cuban people. Portions in Spanish with English subtitles. (52 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 55431 • DVD

A Kiss for GabrielaGabriela Leite is the first sex worker to run for Brazilian Congress. A Kiss for Gabriela follows her 2010 campaign, as she faces 822 opponents and challenges Brazil’s male-dominated political system to see if a sex worker, activist, wife, mother, and cultural icon can beat the odds and win the election. With English subtitles. (30 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 58935 • DVD

Chile: Facing the PastFew in a suburban Australian neighbor-hood would know that a part-time nanny and cleaner, living there for many years, is wanted in her native Chile where she’s accused of violent crimes committed in the service of General Augusto Pinochet’s intelligence agency. As Chile prepares extradition papers, Foreign Correspondent follows a twisted trail leading from Santiago to Sydney and a woman named Adriana Rivas. (26 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 58236 • DVD

Waiting for Justice in Ecuador’s Amazon Rain Forest: Pablo Fajardo and Steven DonzigerThis episode of The Green Interview features Pablo Fajardo and Steven Donziger, two lawyers whose relentless pursuit has made “Chevron-Toxico” a landmark case in environmental law. The story is set in Lago Agrio in eastern Ecuador, the epicenter of one of the biggest ecological crimes of all time: Texaco’s massive contamination of two million hectares of the Amazon rain forest. (81 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 58253 • DVD

Secrets of a Long LifeIn a remote valley in Ecuador, men and women of very short stature appear to be protected from cancer and

diabetes. For 25 years, Jaime Guevara, an endocrinologist from Quito, has been studying these people who suffer from a rare form of dwarfism, Laron syndrome. What mechanisms are protecting them from the diseases that are rapidly rising all over the world? (57 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 54999 • DVD

Gunned Down for Dissent in the Peruvian Amazon: Santiago ManuinThis episode of The Green Interview features Santiago Manuin Valera, spokesman for the Awajún community in the Peruvian Amazon. In 2009, he was shot eight times by the Peruvian army during an epic confrontation over industrial exploitation of indigenous lands by foreign oil companies. Valera discusses the philosophy behind the Awajún relationship with their land. (53 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 60820 • DVD

Raising ResistanceThis film explores Latin American farmers’ struggle against the expanding production of genetically modified soy in South America. Biotechnology, mechanization, and herbicides have radically changed the lives of small farmers. The program illustrates the mechanisms of a global economy that relies on “monocrop” agriculture and corporate ownership of land. (83 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 56289 • DVD

Israel Can Live with a Nuclear Iran: A DebateCan Israel live with a nuclear Iran, or could the time be near for a preemptive strike? Is deterrence of a nuclear Iran possible? And if so, is there substantial danger of an escalation to a nuclear war nobody intends? Panelists debate these questions. (104 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 58344 • DVD

Latin America

The Middle East

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The U.S. Has No Dog in the Fight in Syria: A DebateIn March 2011, civil war broke out in Syria, where rebels fought to topple the autocratic regime of Bashar al-Assad. Despite brutal fighting and reports of atrocities, the United States did not get involved. But in summer 2013, evidence surfaced that Assad had used chemical weapons, violating international law and creating a humanitarian crisis. Should the United States intervene in Syria to protect innocent civilians? (94 minutes) © 2013

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Jordan: Home Away from HomeTo call Zaatari a refugee camp would be to deny its vibrancy and complexity. Residents want to return to Syria, but until their war-ravaged nation becomes safe again, this desert community has become their home away from home. (29 minutes) © 2014

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Cairo: Ordeal in EgyptIn this comprehensive analysis of the plight of journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, Foreign Correspondent speaks to Greste’s family members who are fighting to highlight his cause and the injustice of the trio’s imprisonment. (30 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: America’s New War in the Middle EastPresident Obama announced that the U.S. was taking the lead in bombing jihad-ists in Iraq and Syria, opening what is being widely interpreted as another long and costly American military campaign in the Middle East. Bill Moyers discusses the conflict with Jonathan Landay, a veteran national security reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, and Matthew Hoh, a former Marine and foreign service officer in Afghanistan. Broadcast date: September 26, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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The Masters of TeaAfter water, tea is the most ingested beverage in the world. Although common, tea requires extensive labor to make it grow, harvest its leaves, and transform them. From the legendary Darjeeling valleys of India to the Japanese hills of Shizuoka and the province of Yunnan in China—considered the birthplace of tea—this film follows experts who open the doors to a fascinating world. (52 minutes) © 2013

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Russia Is a Marginal Power: A DebateDuring the crisis over Ukraine and Crimea, panelists debate whether Russia is a marginal power, what it means to be a great power, and whether Russia offers a morally legitimate alternative to the Western-backed order. (100 minutes) © 2014

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Mediterranean Women: Fighting for Their RightsDuring Tunisian and Egyptian revolu-tions, women artists, lawyers, journalists, citizens, and militants marched on the front line for democracy and freedom. Together with their “sisters” in Israel, Italy, and Morocco, they stood up against dictatorship and social injustice, sexual harassment and objectification, and against the laws that are putting them behind bars. Contains explicit nudity. (52 minutes) © 2013

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Honor and ObeyImagine being forced to marry someone you may not even know? Resist or refuse and there’s the risk of mental torture, physical abuse, even death. Pre-ordained partners are part of the cultural landscape of South Asia and the Middle East. But the U.K.? This program investigates the worrying incidence of forced marriages and honor violence in Britain’s ethnic communities and the lagging effort of authorities to deal with it. (29 minutes) © 2013

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Global Gay This film follows this battle for decrimi-nalization of homosexuality through the lives and work of some of its fearless pioneers in Russia, Cuba, Cameroon, Nepal, and South Africa. Homosexuality is forbidden in almost half of the world and a global revolution is underway to obtain what UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and President Barack Obama call “the final frontier in human rights.” (59 minutes) © 2014

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The U.S. Drone Program Is Fatally Flawed: A DebateThe U.S. drone program has killed terrorists and weakened Al Qaeda. But critics of the drone program argue that the short-term gains do not outweigh the long-term consequences—among them, radicalization of countless numbers outraged over civilian deaths. Is the U.S. drone program helping in the fight against terrorism, or hurting it? (108 minutes) © 2013

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Moyers & Company: The Lies That Lead to WarIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with investigative journalist Charles Lewis, whose new book 935 Lies: The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity details the many government falsehoods that have led us into the current crisis in Iraq and the tragic record of American policy in the Middle East. Broadcast date: June 27, 2014. (22 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: Chaos in IraqIn the context of the rise of ISIS, Robert Kagan’s recent essay “Superpowers Don’t Get to Retire,” and the wave of punditry accusing Obama of weakness and arguing that the U.S. must use the mili-tary to uphold world order, Bill Moyers speaks with combat veteran and historian Andrew Bacevich, who argues that U.S. post-WWII foreign policy generally, and Middle East policy particularly, has not been benevolent and generally failed. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Survey

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Breaking the Wall of Extreme Poverty: How Economic Growth in India Shows the Way for Other Developing Countries

With 2013 marking the first economic slowdown faced by India since the liberal reforms of 1991, many have criticized the country’s growth for being too fast and unequal. Jagdish Bhagwati explains that it is in fact this kind of accelerated economic change that decreased the extreme levels of poverty in India—and that it can do the same for other large developing countries. (16 minutes) © 2013

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Eduardo Galeano$129.95 55440 • DVD

Laurie Anderson$129.95 55441 • DVD

Lucrecia Martel$129.95 55442 • DVD

Suad Amiry$129.95 55443 • DVD

Karen Armstrong$129.95 55444 • DVD

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Martin Jacques$129.95 55447 • DVD

Lula da Silva$129.95 55448 • DVD

Braden Allenby$129.95 55449 • DVD

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Art of the NightPainting at night is difficult and problem-atic, so why have so many great artists taken on the challenge? Renowned art critic and presenter Waldemar Januszczak travels across the globe on a fascinating visual journey exploring art’s edgy rela-tionship with the night, celebrating the nocturnal art of Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Velázquez, Hopper, Magritte, and Monet. (60 minutes) © 2013

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Yayoi Kusama: The Polka Dot PrincessYayoi Kusama, 83, is a self-proclaimed genius who wears signature red polka-dot clothes and is one of few Japanese artists who have achieved worldwide celebrity. In 2012 the Tate Modern in London mounted a major retrospective, the first time such treatment has ever been accorded an Asian artist. This program gives us a fascinating peek into her complex, productive lifestyle. (51 minutes) © 2012

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Tim Marlow on Caro at the ChatsworthTim Marlow meets with acclaimed sculptor Sir Anthony Caro to discuss Caro’s radical abstract steel sculptures exhibited for the first time in the gardens of historic Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, England, as they trace the evolution of Caro’s art and ideas during his long career. (24 minutes) © 2012

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Ten personalities from diverse social and geographical backgrounds reflect on the world and its future. A portrait in multiple voices of contemporary reality, revealing the deep connections that exist between our mental models and the consequences thereof in our present day—for the individual, for life, and for the planet. A 10-part series of lessons about our time and the way we live in it. (30 minutes each) © 2013

Applied Art

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Apples, Pears, and Paint: How to Make a Still-Life PaintingThis richly detailed film

journeys through the epic history of still-life painting from the earliest existing mural paintings discovered at Pompeii to the cubist masterpieces of Picasso. Awash with rich imagery of fruit and flowers as well as humble domestic objects, this lively take on the story of still life encom-passes the work of some of the genre’s greatest artists, from Caravaggio to Cezanne. (53 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Memories of Origin: Hiroshi SugimotoThis documentary follows 200 days in the life of contempo-rary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto—winner of many prestigious awards, and his photographs are sold

for millions worldwide. The film shows the sites of the Architecture series shot in southern France, the huge installation at the 17th Biennale of Sydney, his new work Mathematics at Provence, his art studio while working on Lightning Fields, and more. (44 minutes) © 2012

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Blood RisingSince 1994, more than 1,400 women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, have been murdered in the feminocidio—the killing of women ostensibly due to their gender. This film, by Mark McLoughlin, examines the phenomenon of femicide in the Mexican city, a place where femicide has become a way of life. Artist Brian Maguire set out to paint portraits of some of the victims. Through the lens of the artist, who has spent time in Juárez getting to know the families left behind, the film looks at the fallout and follow-up to femicide and whether the families can ever find peace. © 2013

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This absorbing three-part series ventures deep into the heart of 19th-century Britain to explore how the Gothic style rose from ridicule to define the era. Discover how the style went from vulgar to the height of fashion; how it first symbolized tradition before becoming the hallmark of industrial progress; and how it gave voice to the savage horrors of the time. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Liberty Diversity DepravityIn the middle of 18th-century England, out of the Age of Enlightenment, a monster was born: a Gothic obsession with monsters, ghouls, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night. From restrained aristocratic beginnings to pornographic excesses, the Gothic revival came to influence popular art, architecture, and literature.

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The City and the SoulAs the Industrial Revolution promised more and more inexplicable wonders of the modern world, Gothic art and literature became both backward- and forward-looking. In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley warned of the dangers of how science could get out of control, while Sir Giles Gilbert Scott used Gothic architecture to memorialize Prince Albert as a medieval hero.

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Blood for Sale: Gothic Goes GlobalGothic fantasy horror would be outstripped by real horror as mechanized warfare dawned on an innocent world in 1914. The language of Gothic would increasingly come to encapsulate the horrors of the 20th century—from Marx’s analysis of “vampiric” capitalism to Conrad’s dark vision of imperialism, and T. S. Eliot’s image of The Waste Land.

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This three-part landmark series takes Andrew Graham-Dixon on an extraor-dinary journey around China, visiting stunning locations that inspired artists over the centuries as he assesses Chinese art from 1000 BC to the present day. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Part 1This episode pieces together the spec-tacular recent discoveries of ancient art that are re-defining China’s understanding of its origins.

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Part 2Andrew Graham-Dixon travels to the Yellow Mountains in southern China to understand the power of Chinese land-scape painting in the period from the 10th to the 15th century—from the Song to the Ming dynasties—a golden age of art in China.

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Part 3Part three charts the journey from imperial to modern—the glorious rise and calamitous fall of China’s last dynasty. After tyrant Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Tiananmen Square, does China’s new art reveal a different side to the modern nation we think we know?

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Art History

Gothic

The The ArtArtof of ChiChinana

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This two-part series takes viewers inside two venerable institutions to see some of the fabulous objects inside—from the mysterious tattooed mummies of the Siberian Steppes to the incredibly sophisticated 2,000-year-old Antikythera Mechanism. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2012

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On a quest to find the best and most obscure museum exhibits and explore the secrets they hold, this six-part series uncovers the weird, the astonishing, and fascinating wonders of the world. A BBC Production. (45 minutes each) © 2012

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In each episode, this eight-part series travels to one extraordinary museum, revealing the stories of irreplaceable treasures, probing familiar legends, and using cutting-edge research and technology to investigate the unknown. A BBC Production. (45 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

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In this three-part series, Dan Cruickshank decodes the artistic languages of Britain’s palaces from Renaissance iconography to the perfection of Palladian architecture. Craftsmen reveal the extraordinary labor that went into construction, and the series examines the day-to-day lives of those who were the lifeblood of these beautiful buildings. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Toward an Architecture of Majesty$169.95 86516 • DVD

Inventing a National Style$169.95 86517 • DVD

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War Art, with Eddie RedmayneOscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne explores war art and how conflict’s compelling stimulus to

the imagination has created some of our richest and most powerful artistic inspiration. He takes an intensely emotional journey, visiting artists’ studios, museums and travelling to battlefield locations to discover how artists have shone a powerful light into the abyss of warfare, leaving a unique legacy. (53 minutes) © 2015

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This is the definitive story of how one generation of British architects, born within five years of each other, changed the world with a bold new approach to building. Featuring exclusive interviews with the five men, this three-part series tells the story of how their youthful dreams of building a better world—and shared fascination with the possibilities of new technology and advanced engineering—turned architecture into one of Britain’s strongest cultural exports. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

The Freedom of the FutureNorman Foster, Richard Rogers, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins, and Terry Farrell were all shaped by the optimism of the postwar years and the 1960s counterculture. The first episode includes glimpses of some of their recent work, such as London’s new “Cheese grater” skyscraper, Spaceport America, and the KK100 skyscraper in China.

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The Power of the PastThe second episode focuses on the 1980s, when modern architecture was deeply unpopular and under attack from the Prince of Wales. The architects reveal the dramatic stories behind some of their most famous creations, including Rogers’s Lloyd’s of London building and Foster’s Stansted Airport.

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The Politics of PowerThe final program focuses on the late 1990s to the present day, when these architects were at the peak of their success but also facing some of the biggest controversies of their careers. Rogers reveals what went wrong with the Millennium Dome; Foster recalls the wobbles of London’s Millennium Bridge; and Hopkins explains how his new parliamentary building became the most expensive office block in Britain.

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Architecture

The STory of Women and arT

Brits Who Built the Modern World

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Genius of PalacesPresented by Professor Amanda Vickery, this three-part series explores the history

of women artists in Europe from the Renaissance onwards. Along the way, it reflects the journey women’s creativity has taken, how it has brought intimacy, nature, the domestic, and human emotion center stage and features interviews with the pre-eminent female British artist of the day, Tracey Emin. Artists featured include Sofonisba Anguissola, Anne Seymour Damer, Angelica Kauffman, and the 17th-century Dutch paper cutter Joanna Koerten. (60 minutes each) © 2014

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In this two-part series, writer and journalist Jonathan Meades explores the story of the Brutalist movement across Europe. Acknowledging that Brutalist buildings have often proved unpopular, Meades insists that now is the moment to re-engage with their magnificence. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Part 1In the first program, Meades traces Brutalism’s precursors to the once-hated Victorian edifices described as Modern Gothic and, before that, to the unapolo-getic baroque visions created by John Vanbrugh, as well as the martial architecture of World War II.

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Part 2In the second episode, Meades focuses on the massive influence of Le Corbusier’s postwar work and reclaims the reputation of buildings that, once much maligned, arguably stood for optimism and gran-deur. This film draws on extraordinary buildings from all over Europe in a lavish, sometimes surreal visual collage.

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In this two-part series, biologist George McGavin joins a team of specialist anatomists in the dissection room to unpick the secrets of human hands and feet. From the evolutionary importance of thumbs to the 52 bones in our feet, our hands and feet hold many secrets that set us apart from every other creature on the planet. Contains surgical scenes of a graphic nature. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

The Incredible Human Hand In this episode, discover what gives our hands a rivaled combination of power and precision, and meet people who use their hands in extraordinary ways—from magicians to rock climbers—to discover what gives them such astonishing abilities.

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The Incredible Human Foot This program uncovers the incredible natural engineering that is key to our greatest physical achievements, from a baby’s first steps to a ballerina on point.

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Michael Mosley: Infested! Living with ParasitesFrom the face mites on our eyelashes to the amoebae that reproduce in our mouths, we all act as hosts

to parasites—and we barely give them a second thought. In this program, Michael Mosley infects himself with some of the most powerful and surprising of these organisms to find out how this fascinating relationship works, from the disgusting tapeworm to head lice and leeches. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Sex, A Horizon GuideOver the last 40 years, Horizon has followed the sexual revolution—from IVF and the contraceptive pill, to Viagra, genetic engineering, and frozen embryos. In this program, professor Alice Roberts investigates the staggering progress in our understanding of sex and asks: can science save the day when sex goes wrong? Contains explicit nudity. A BBC Production. (52 minutes) © 2013 ‡

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Breaking the Wall of Infections: How Insect Science Contributes to Understanding Human Immunity

Luxembourg-born immunologist Jules A. Hoffmann has based his multi-awarded career, crowned by the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, on this idea: “Our work on antimicrobial defenses in insects started out of curiosity. We real-ized that insects in our breeding colonies of grasshoppers were very resistant to infections, and we didn’t understand the mechanisms of this resistance.” Since the 1970s, Hoffmann’s studies have unveiled similar genetic and molecular mechanisms responsible for innate immunity in insects and more complex organisms up to mammals and humans. (15 minutes) © 2013

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General Biology

Bunkers, Brutalism, and Bloody-mindedness ConCrete Poetry with Jonathan meades

Hands & Feet

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Imagine if you could “see” with sound, smell food buried deep underground, or see the world in slow motion. This three-part series explores the hidden world of animal senses with biologist Patrick Aryee and physicist Helen Czerski on hand to explain the science behind these amazing abilities. Shot in a spectacular and contemporary style, the series showcases some of the wildest habitats on Earth and gets up close to enchanting wildlife. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

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Animal Biology

MicroPlanetMicroscopic insect photography brings to life a vibrant world within our own, teaming with diversity and all around us but never seen. From the multicolored snouted snail to the ghost shrimp, this documentary beautifully depicts how little things live. (41 minutes) © 2013

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David Attenborough has spent a lifetime documenting the natural world. He’s met a great number of nature’s most extraordinary creatures, yet there are certain stories of bewildering animals that continue to intrigue him—from the peculiar patterns of a zebra’s stripes to the evolutionary quirk of the egg-laying platypus. Each episode in this five-part series explores the stories behind two natural curiosities, linked together by a common theme. A BBC Production. (23 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

Stretched to the Limit $99.95 60413 • DVD

A Curious Hoax? $99.95 60414 • DVD

Young Wrinklies $99.95 60415 • DVD

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The Cycles: Water, Carbon, Nitrogen, PhosphorusThis program looks at the critical role the carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and water cycles play in the lives of plants, animals, bacteria, and our planet. This motion-graphics-driven program simply yet clearly explains the key stages and processes of each cycle and why the cycles are so important to all lives on Earth. (20 minutes) © 2013

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Fire Ants: The Invincible ArmyFor more than 80 years, the Solenopsis invicta ant species has been on a cease-less march across the U.S., racking up six billion dollars every year in crop damage, equipment repair, and pest control. They have conquered more than 530,000 square miles in 13 states and killed at least 80 people. Now, scientists are cracking the ants’ ancient secrets to success, enlisting crime scene forensics to track it, and breeding winged assassins to hunt them down. (48 minutes) © 2013

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Planet AntThis program takes us inside a million strong ant colony, housed in a specially constructed glass nest, which allows us to see the inner workings of this society in a way never seen before. The latest filming techniques reveal in vivid detail the behavior of individual ants, from queens to workers and soldiers, while radio frequency identification tagging builds up a unique picture of how they mobilize to achieve complex feats. A BBC/Science Channel Co-production. (89 minutes) © 2013 ‡

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AnimAl Super SenSeS

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The Magic of MushroomsMushroom enthusiast Professor Richard Fortey explores the strange and surprising science of fungi, unlocking the story of their

evolution, their mysterious lifecycle, and their value to both the planet and us. This program reveals why mushrooms are at the forefront of research, from penicillin to cancer, and environmentally friendly packaging. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Attenborough’s nAturAl Curiosities, series 1

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Long-standing theories about how animals think are being overturned. Instead of simplistic attempts to rank animals through IQ, zoologists are exploring the animal mind on a much broader scale using cutting-edge technology and experimentation. Ingenious tests reveal both the similarities to—and differences from—the human mind. Each program in this three-part series explores a separate psychological question, building up an unprecedented picture of the mind of the animal. A BBC/NOVA Co-production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

You Are What You SenseChris Packham explores the remarkable ways animals use their senses. Focusing on dogs, he discovers how their powerful sense of smell creates a bizarre alternative reality.

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The Problem SolversChris Packham examines the astonishing abilities of crows as they solve the most complicated animal puzzle ever completed. He uncovers the extraordi-nary range of animal intelligence: bees that navigate, cockatoos that pick locks, and a brilliantly ingenious octopus.

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Secrets of the Social WorldChris Packham focuses on one of the cleverest animals of all, the dolphin. Packham explores their language and sees how they can recognize themselves in the mirror. He also witnesses the duplicity of chimps and, in a moving scene, watches elephants mourn their dead.

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In this second series of Natural Curiosities, David Attenborough reveals another group of bewildering animals that intrigue him. We discover the amazing frog that freezes solid to survive winter, and the female Komodo dragon’s ability to reproduce without ever meeting a male. Other curiosities include some of nature’s great tricksters and two creatures that have attracted an undeserved bad reputation. David takes viewers on a special journey through the weird and wonderful natural world to find out more. A BBC Production. (23 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

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Armored Animals$99.95 60420 • DVD

Life in the Dark$99.95 60421 • DVD

Curious Imposters$99.95 60422 • DVD

Bad Reputation$99.95 60423 • DVD

Shocking Senses$99.95 60424 • DVD

Life on Ice$99.95 60425 • DVD

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Evolutionary Biology EssentialsThis collection of short programs gives a broad understanding of the multi-branched theory of human evolution, the major geological eras in Earth’s history, and the various scientific methods used for fossil dating. A great resource for viewers seeking a scientific understanding of how Earth and its life forms evolved. (24 minutes) © 2013

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Nurturing LeadershipAre leaders born, or made? This video shows that, while certain personality traits may influence leadership abilities, there are also leader-

ship qualities that can be learned and nurtured. Business leaders, politicians, coaches, and others share their percep-tions of what it takes to be a leader, relating to viewers that observing certain principles and adopting admirable behav-iors can help develop leadership attributes. (35 minutes) © 2015

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Attenborough’s nAturAl Curiosities, series 2

Business Education

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NEW RELEASES Business & Economics

This timely two-part series will show viewers how to put online and mobile media to work expanding and enhancing customer/company relationships as consumers continue to seek out products and services whenever they want them and wherever they are. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences/MotionMasters Co-production. (25 minutes each) © 2014

Social Media for Business MarketingThis program clearly and concisely explains how to make the most of social media.

$99.95 53459 • DVD

Online and Mobile Business MarketingThis program gives a detailed overview of how companies can create and maxi-mize an online/mobile presence.

$99.95 53460 • DVD

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Accounting Basics and DefinitionsWhat do GAAP and OCBOA mean? What are revenues, expenses, assets, and liabili-ties? What are the stages of the accounting cycle? This video answers those questions and many others as it introduces viewers to the process of accounting.

$99.95 53616 • DVD

Matching Concept and Accounting CycleAll businesses understand that it’s vital to keep accurate records and monitor them on a regular basis. After watching this video, viewers will have a grasp of the matching concept, which helps avoid misstated earnings for a period, and the accounting cycle, which helps identify errors and provide the data needed for income statements and balance sheets.

$99.95 53617 • DVD

Managing InventoryInventory can include products that a company makes and sells, products that it purchases and resells, and products that it sells on consignment. Through this video, viewers will learn how companies manage their goods.

$99.95 53618 • DVD

Managing Assets and PayrollAssets and payroll are critical components of the accounting process and essential for any business to succeed. After watching this video, viewers will under-stand the managing of assets, which are resources owned by a company that help with its operations and can be converted to cash, and the managing of payroll.

$99.95 53619 • DVD

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Lots of people have great ideas and enthusiasm for projects that will make the world a better place, help their community, or advance their own goals, but few know how to take their great idea and turn it into a reality. This two-part series explores two popular fundraising methods and breaks down the two most essential parts of the process: crafting a persuasive argu-ment for why your project is worth funding, and putting together a solid budget for how much the project will cost. (20 minutes each) © 2014

Developing a Persuasive ProposalThis program explores two popular fundraising methods—grant writing and crowdfunding—to help you identify likely funders and develop a winning proposal or crowdfunding campaign. Regardless of the path you choose, writing clearly and persuasively is the key to successfully attracting the attention and approval of donors.

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Reaching Your Financial GoalThis program breaks down the basics of what a budget should include, as well as how to create budgets that are clear and realistic. Areas discussed include the budget narrative, direct costs, shared costs or in-kind contributions, and matching grants. This program also explores what makes a successful crowdfunding campaign.

$99.95 55668 • DVD

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This four-part series—a blend of essential facts, real-world examples, and insightful commentary by accountancy professionals, and business owners, and managers—provides an indispensable overview of the fundamentals of accounting. Ideal for business students and budding entrepreneurs alike. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences/MotionMasters Co-production. (30 minutes each) © 2014

Accounting FundAmentAlS

crowdfunding And grAnts

Management

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NEW RELEASES Business & Economics

Let Anyone Take a Job Anywhere: A DebateWith the rise of globalization in recent decades, a free market in goods and the free movement of capital have spread worldwide. Should U.S. policy also favor the free movement of labor to legally cross borders? Should anyone be able to take a job anywhere? (106 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 58355 • DVD

For a Better Future, Live in a Red State: A DebateWhile gridlock and division in Washington make it difficult for either party or ideology to set national policy, single-party government prevails in three-quarters of the states. Comparing economic growth, education, health care, quality of life and environment, and the strength of civil society, is it better to live in a red (Republican) state or a blue (Democratic) state? (95 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 58354 • DVD

Break Up the Big Banks: A DebateTo prevent the collapse of the global financial system in 2008, the U.S. Treasury

Department committed $245 billion of taxpayers’ money to stabilize the nation’s banking institutions. Today, these big banks have only grown bigger, holding assets equal to more than 50 percent of the U.S. economy. Did these big banks contribute to the nation’s economic problems, or did they help resolve them? (103 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 58353 • DVD

Abolish the Minimum Wage: A DebateSupporters of a minimum wage argue that it fights poverty by providing all workers a basic income to enable them to afford food, rent, and other necessi-ties. Opponents argue that it increases unemployment. Should the minimum wage be abolished? (88 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 58347 • DVD

Breaking the Wall to a Start-Up Nation: How Technological Entrepreneurship Saves Economies with Limited Natural ResourcesAt Falling Walls, Dan Shechtman, a pioneer of an entrepreneurial revolution that changed the face of a country, explains how the fostering of strong national start-up cultures, science education, and supportive policies can help developing countries to economic growth and prosperity. (15 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 60310 • DVD

Food SaversFrom a business perspective, throwing food away can pay off, despite environ-mental and hunger consequences. In this documentary, meet farmers, supermarket executives, cooks, design students, and citizens fighting to reduce food waste along the production and consumption chain. (53 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 56521 • DVD

This three-part series follows the fortunes of British frozen food supermarket chain Iceland as its maverick boss opens the doors to his 800-store empire and shares the secrets of the boardroom, the Willy Wonka–style food innovations, and the colorful life of the company during one of its toughest years. A BBC Production. (60 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

Part 1Malcolm Walker began his first Iceland food shop while unhappily employed at a Woolworth’s in 1970. Learn about the original store and about his generous business style. Also in this episode, Walker hopes to boost profits before the year’s end by offering cash prizes for increased Christmas sales, and the new year begins with news of horsemeat contamination in Iceland’s burger products.

$169.95 60483 • DVD

Part 2Winning back public trust after the horsemeat scandal is not going to be easy, but can a half-price burger sale get people buying them again? Despite the uncertainty, Walker is opening a new store in the former mining town of Treorchy, Wales. Meanwhile, senior buyer Alastair needs to find an attention-grabbing name for his newest product—Rice Crispy–style prawns.

$169.95 60484 • DVD

Part 3Concerned the horsemeat scandal has tarnished the company’s image and cost millions in sales, CEO Malcolm Walker needs a game-changing TV ad. Meanwhile, Iceland’s head of security, Duncan, is working on an instructional video to stop shoplifters; Malcolm’s son, Richard, is cutting his teeth on the shop floor; and customers Mark and Lisa are catering their upcoming wedding with Iceland’s low-cost food.

$169.95 60485 • DVD

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Life in the Freezer Cabinet

Economics

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NEW RELEASES Business & Economics

Understanding Issues in GlobalizationThis set of six short video clips will help viewers understand the causes and extensive consequences of an increas-ingly globalized economy. Dr. Alasdair Pinkerton of Royal Holloway University and Professor Eric Neumayer of the London School of Economics address issues of sustainability, opportunity, threat, energy, tourism, manufacturing, and transnational corporations. (32 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 94189 • DVD

The Naked BrandCorporations have incredible influence on the world we live in, and that’s given them free rein to pollute, collude, and mislead us. But advances in technology are rapidly making them accountable not just to shareholders but to everyone. Now that we have constant access to the truth about the products we use and the ethics of the companies behind them, big brands are realizing that looking great isn’t enough. (57 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 65003 • DVD

In this series, farmer Jimmy Doherty travels around the world to find out how the super-efficient global network that brings us our weekly food is affecting prices. Focusing on one meal in each episode, he discovers how the cost of food might be influenced by the big issues of the 21st century: how extreme weather in America is affecting the cost of a loaf of bread, why China’s growing middle classes are making the ham sandwich more expensive, and why the price of oil might drive up the price of your cornflakes. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Corn, Eggs, and CoffeeThis episode looks at the growing cost of breakfast.

$169.95 60470 • DVD

Wheat, Pork, and ChocolateThis episode looks at the cost of our lunch.

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Rice, Salmon, and BeefThis episode focuses on dinner.

$169.95 60472 • DVD

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Moyers & Company: What the One Percent Don’t Want You to KnowIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with Nobel Prize–winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman about the growing crisis of income inequality and Thomas Piketty’s new book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Broadcast date: April 18, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

$99.95 58144 • DVD

Moyers & Company: Elizabeth Warren, Fighting Back against the Wall Street GiantsIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren about taking on the entrenched political and Wall Street interests that have rigged the game against the rest of us. Broadcast date: September 5, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

$99.95 59315 • DVD

Ethics & Business Law

Jimmy and the Food Price Hike

They say that “numbers don’t lie,” and while that may not always be the case, evaluating numbers is the best way for a business to gauge its performance and make plans for its future. In this 2-part series, viewers will learn two of the most important ways that businesses use numbers to monitor their success or failure. How to Read a Financial Statement covers the basics of reading and understanding business’s ultimate scorecard. Ratio Analysis covers the mathematical tools that businesses use to make the stats in a financial statement tell them stories. A Co-production of Films for the Humanities & Sciences and MotionMasters. (19 minutes each) © 2015

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BuSIneSS fInance

eSSenTIalS

Finance, Accounting & Taxation

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NEW RELEASES Careers & Job Search • Communication

Featuring a fascinating cast of diverse characters who share a relentless drive to win, a finely honed skill in calling the odds, and a dally dose of the adrenaline rush of risk and reward, this two-part series follows these characters at work and at play, capturing the highs and lows of their work in the financial markets that move ever faster in all corners of the globe. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Episode 1This episode follows a diverse group of traders from New York, Chicago, and London in their pursuit of money and power.

$169.95 86562 • DVD

Episode 2This episode charts the real-time online trading ups and downs, dreams, and disappointments of a handful of Britain’s “retail traders.”

$169.95 86563 • DVD

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Finding Your Element, with Sir Ken RobinsonThe program offers practical advice, techniques, and resources that will help you put your ideas into practice, helping you lead a more fulfilling life. (57 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 59715 • DVD

The Mobile RevolutionIn just a few decades, we left behind a stationary, slow world where people had to stay in certain places and use clumsy, fixed devices to communicate with the world around them. The move into the completely mobile and constantly connected world that we all take for granted happened at breakneck speed. This is the inside story of how mobile telephony was developed and how such a small device could change the world so radically. (58 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 93327 • DVD

Filmmaker Errol Morris on Donald Rumsfeld and Evidence-based JournalismDonald Rumsfeld’s “war crime,” says Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris, is “the gobbledygook, the blizzard of words, the misdirections, the evasions...and ulti-mately at the heart of it all...the disregard and devaluation of evidence.” The former Secretary of Defense’s complicated rela-tionship with the truth is the subject of Morris’ new documentary, The Unknown Known, an extended conversation with Rumsfeld that focuses on his role in leading U.S. military forces into Iraq. (42 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 65934 • DVD

LinkedIn for Networking and Job Search: Basic and Advanced TechniquesMore than 200 million people have a professional presence on LinkedIn, and that number is growing every day. This program explains how to create an effective LinkedIn profile and use the site to connect with potential employers. Recommended as an important update to any career-search curriculum that wants to show why résumés alone are no longer enough. (30 minutes) © 2014

$99.95 53099 • DVD

Barriers to Communication and How to Overcome ThemThe key to overcoming communication barriers is to be able to identify

and understand them. This program explains the various types of noise and details specific examples of physical, organizational, emotional, nonverbal, cultural, language-related or written barriers. Through expert interviews and creative vignettes, the video offers solutions to overcoming these common communication barriers. (34 minutes) © 2015

$129.95 58375 • DVD

Digital Communication Skills: Dos and Don’tsDigital technology has transformed how we communicate with each other, but not all forms of communications are appropriate in formal settings. This video has important points on what you should (and shouldn’t) do when it comes to email, texting, videoconferencing, and using the phone for business calls or voice mail. (28 minutes) © 2015

$129.95 58374 • DVD

Internet Research: What’s Credible?With the overwhelming abundance of options that come from an Internet search, how can you tell which results are reliable? In this video, viewers will learn strategies for narrowing down results and honing in on credible sources of information online, including a special section critiquing Wikipedia use. (30 minutes) © 2015

$129.95 58373 • DVD

Traders

Career Exploration Human Communication

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NEW RELEASES Communication

Some of science fiction’s greatest creative pioneers tell the story of sci-fi in this stunning definitive four-part series spanning all its forms, from time travel to artificial intelligence, from space exploration to alien encounters. A BBC Production. (45 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

RobotsThis episode transports viewers from the first steps of Frankenstein’s monster to the threat provided by the Terminator and the world of cyberspace; from HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the Cylons of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica and to the world of The Matrix.

$169.95 60499 • DVD

SpaceThis program explores the deep sea inspiration for Avatar, finds out why Ursula K. Le Guin wrote The Left Hand of Darkness, and discovers how Stanley Kubrick was able to make 2001: A Space Odyssey seem so believable.

$169.95 60500 • DVD

InvasionThis film looks at the history of alien invasion and encounters in science fiction films, and how the themes reflect the fears, hopes, and attitudes prevalent at the time the films were made.

$169.95 60501 • DVD

TimeThis episode asks: what if we could travel not just through space but also through time? From the apocalyptic tones of 12 Monkeys to the drama of Quantum Leap and the comedy of Groundhog Day, time travel is a subject that has been irre-sistible to the creators of every type of science fiction.

$169.95 60502 • DVD

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The Sun Never Sets: The Story of a Small Town NewspaperThe Rio Grande Sun, published in Española, New Mexico, is considered one of the best weekly newspapers in the country. Known for its integrity and award-winning investigative reporting, the Sun consistently attracts young, dedicated journalists. In the age of digital media and the 24-hour news cycle, the Sun practices real community journalism, causing traffic jams when it’s hawked on the street. (54 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 60246 • DVD

Stop the PressesThe fall of some of the biggest print publications has coincided with the rise of Internet giants, but there is no money to be made from free content. Is the biggest reach all that matters, and if so, how does investigative journalism compete with cats in hats? From paperboys to social networking, this documentary delves into the brave new world of journalism. (48 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 56314 • DVD

Across Oceans among Colleagues: The Committee to Protect JournalistsThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) advocates for journalists who struggle around the world to tell the stories important to their communities. This film chronicles CPJ’s work in the Middle East during 2001–2002, in the aftermath of 9/11. (32 minutes) © 2002

$169.95 60529 • DVD

Moyers & Company: Is Net Neutrality Dead? In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill discusses net neutrality with New York Times media columnist David Carr and Susan Crawford, author of Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the Gilded Age. Broadcast date: May 2, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

$99.95 58146 • DVD

When It Comes to Politics, the Internet Is Closing Our Minds: A DebateSome argue that the proliferation of online sites, blogs, and web-based outlets has expanded consumers’ access to a wide range of information, but others contend that, despite this, most people tend to rely on narrow, one-sided sources that reinforce rather than challenge their political views. (107 minutes) © 2012

$129.95 58335 • DVD

Media Studies

tHe reAl HiStory oFScience Fiction

Investigative Reporting in the Digital EraIn the new world of tweets, blogs, and citizen

journalism, what is the outlook for true investigative reporting? Investigative journalism is a fast-evolving field, and this program helps entry-level reporters as well as veterans to bear witness more effectively in the Internet era. (16 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 57209 • DVD

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NEW RELEASES Criminal Justice & Law

Counterfeit CultureThis program challenges consumers to take a deeper

look at what would appear to be harmless knockoffs at bargain prices and provides insight into what is now a worldwide menace that has been called the crime of the 21st century. (45 minutes) © 2013 ‡

$169.95 58518 • DVD

20/20: Young Guns— A Diane Sawyer SpecialDiane Sawyer explores the truth about children and gun safety in this compel-ling ABC News report. Hidden cameras reveal shocking examples of what kids do when parents are not looking. Some parents argue that teaching kids about guns is enough to prevent tragedy. Those who have experienced gun deaths firsthand explain why talking is not enough. Broadcast date: January 31, 2014. (41 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 56747 • DVD

Shell Shocked: Growing Up in the Murder Capital of the U.S.A.New Orleans, Louisiana, has one of the highest per capita murder rates in the United States. Wherever violence occurs, it is more than likely a youth is witnessing or carrying out these actions. This film includes testimonies from activists, community leaders, police, city officials, youth program directors, family and friends of victims, and the children who live in these violent circumstances. (52 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 56474 • DVD

Zero Days: White Hat and Black Hat HackersIn the cyber world trade, where there are no rules, you are in luck with “white-hat” hackers, who guard your online security. But their opponents, the “black-hat” hackers, have an interest in an unsecure Internet, and sell security leaks to the highest bidder. Who are these black and white wizards, who fight for the holy grail of hackers: zero days? (49 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 86448 • DVD

Cyber ManhuntEighteen months after Chinese student Lin Jun was brutally killed and dismembered, a group of Internet users attempted to track down Luka Rocco Magnotta, whom they also linked to online videos showing kittens being slowly suffocated. In a series of exclusive interviews, these cyber vigilantes tell the story of their manhunt, drawing us into the twisted world of the murderer they were after. Viewer discretion advised. (39 minutes) © 2012 ‡

$169.95 58468 • DVD

More women are in prison in America than anywhere else in the world. Follow Trevor McDonald in this two-part documentary as he ventures inside two jails that hold some of America’s most notorious women criminals, Indiana Women’s Prison and the state’s Rockville Correctional Facility. (46 minutes each) © 2013

Part 1Trevor McDonald witnesses a world of seduction and manipulation as inmates prey on each other and those who guard them.

$169.95 56758 • DVD

Part 2Trevor McDonald meets a woman who killed her own baby, a woman who escaped and stayed on the run for 35 years, and another who will never be released.

$169.95 56759 • DVD

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WoMEn BEHind BArS: LIFE AnD DEATH In InDIAnAWoMEn BEHind BArS: LIFE AnD DEATH In InDIAnA

This striking three-part series telling the story of capital punishment through the eyes of the young people whose lives have been shaped by it. Going inside prison walls and meeting America’s

youngest death row inmates, the series discovers what it’s like to live with the threat of the death chamber. A BBC Production. (60 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

ExecutionTwo of the youngest men on death row in Texas face execution day. Victim Nikki Daniels reflects on her kidnapping ordeal by murderer Richard Cobb. The mother of death row inmate Anthony Haynes fights to use the final 72 hours to halt her son’s execution for the murder of an off-duty police officer.

$169.95 60479 • DVD

JudgmentThis film follows the trial of 26-year-old Guy Heinze Jr., accused of beating his father and seven members of his family to death. As the trial progresses, there is legal maneuvering while evidence about the brutal killings unfolds. Viewer discretion is advised.

$169.95 60480 • DVD

Crisis StageThis film follows 25-year-old legal student Kelly Hickman as she attempts to save two young killers facing execution. Hickman’s team works on the two cases when all of the offenders’ normal legal appeals have failed and they are now just weeks away from execution.

$169.95 60481 • DVD

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Criminology

Criminal Justice System

Life and Death Row

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NEW RELEASES Criminal Justice & Law • Earth Science

This two-part observational documentary series was filmed over five months in the U.K.’s most notorious young offenders’ institution. HMP Aylesbury houses some of the most dangerous criminals in Britain, including murderers, rapists, violent gang members, and pedophiles. Contains graphic language and violence. (46 minutes each) © 2013

Part 1At Aylesbury, one in five inmates are serving life or an indeterminate sentence. In this episode, guards discuss helping inmates rebuild lives and the prison’s violent reputation.

$169.95 56755 • DVD

Part 2In this program, prison authorities and nursing staff discuss managing and treating violent offenders. When a prisoner assaults an officer, he is taken to segregation.

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Moyers & Company: Is the Supreme Court Out of Order?In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks to NY Times columnist Linda Greenhouse and Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick about the agenda of the Roberts court and several recent high-profile, contro-versial decisions about topics such as separation of church and state, campaign finance reform, birth control, voting rights, and affirmative action. Broadcast date: July 11, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

$99.95 58542 • DVD

Fighting for a Community’s Legal Right to Say “No” to Development: Thomas Linzey and Mari MargilThe Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) is a nonprofit, public interest law firm providing legal services for communities facing threats to their local environment. CELDF has assisted more than 110 local governments in the U.S., as well as the governments of Nepal, India, and Ecuador. CELDF argues that, in order to achieve sustain-ability, communities must be able to make decisions about their future and have the legal right to say “no” to what they don’t want. (91 minutes) © 2015

$169.95 75067 • DVD

Solving for X: A Quantitative Approach to Human Rights DataThis film explores a quantitative approach to human rights

data and documents the work of Dr. Patrick Ball, leader of the Benetech Human Rights Data Analysis Group. Based in Silicon Valley, Ball and his team travel the world helping human rights supporters apply sophisticated computer analysis to human rights events. (71 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 54415 • DVD

The President Has the Constitutional Power to Target and Kill U.S. Citizens Abroad: A DebateDoes the president have constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces to target and kill U.S. citizens abroad, or do such actions violate the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution? (91 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 58362 • DVD

Moyers & Company: No Escaping Dragnet NationIn this edition of Moyers & Company, investigative reporter Julia Angwin and Bill Moyers discuss a new America, where mass surveillance rules. Broadcast date: March 14, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

$99.95 57179 • DVD

Swallowed by a SinkholeIn this fascinating geological detective story, Professor Iain Stewart unearths millions of years of the Earth’s history as he searches for the answers and asks if there are more sinkholes coming our way. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$169.95 60524 • DVD

Every Breath We Take: Understanding Our AtmosphereThe air around us is not just empty space: it is an integral part of the chemistry of life. This film reveals the story of how we came to understand what air is made of. It began as a simple desire to further our knowledge of the natural world during the Age of Enlightenment, but it ended up uncovering raw materials that have shaped our modern world, unraveling the secrets of our own physiology, and revealing why we are here at all. A BBC Production. (51 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 86514 • DVD

Her mAjeSty’S priSon: AyleSbury

Survey

Legal Studies

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NEW RELEASES Earth Science

Piecing together clues from across the globe and using cutting-edge CGI, this four-part series puts the giant jigsaw puzzle of Pangaea back together uncovering the turbulent story of each continent and revealing why each one is so unique. A BBC/Science Channel Co-production. (50 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

AfricaAfrica is the cradle of humanity and a land born from violent, cataclysmic events. Today, geological evidence is being discovered of events that shaped the Africa we know today and which will, in the future, change it once more.

$169.95 57646 • DVD

AustraliaAustralia was once part of a super-conti-nent, and its deserts were covered in forests. Once joined to Antarctica, it split off and moved northwards into warmer climes, whilst Antarctica became an icy wasteland. Australia’s move forced life forms to adapt, evidenced in some of its endemic wildlife.

$169.95 57647 • DVD

AmericaFrom the bedrock under the Empire State Building to the Spanish empires in South America, the two landmasses of North and South America are linked by geology and history. With some of the most spectacular landscapes on Earth, they’re the product of a violent geological past that shaped an equally turbulent human history.

$169.95 57648 • DVD

EurasiaGeologically, Europe and Asia are part of the same vast landmass. Shaped by a series of collisions, mountain ranges have been pushed up, valleys created, and a once great ocean has come and gone. Supported by geological evidence, this film explores how these events created conditions in which great civilizations could flourish.

$169.95 57649 • DVD

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In this revelatory three-part series, Professor Richard Fortey, Britain’s foremost chronicler of ancient worlds, tells the extraordinary history of paleontology through three of the world’s greatest fossil sites. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Weird WondersProfessor Richard Fortey journeys high in the Rocky Mountains to explore a 520-million-year-old fossilized seabed containing bizarre life forms that revolu-tionized our understanding about the beginnings of complex life.

$169.95 60457 • DVD

Feathered DinosaursProfessor Richard Fortey travels to north-eastern China to see a fossil site known as the “Dinosaur Pompeii,” a place that has yielded feathered dinosaur remains and rewritten the story of bird origins.

$169.95 60458 • DVD

The Mammal HothouseProfessor Richard Fortey investigates the remains of an ancient volcanic lake in Germany where stunningly well-preserved fossils of early mammals, giant insects, and even perhaps our oldest known ancestor have been found.

$169.95 60459 • DVD

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RiSe of the ContinentSRiSe of the ContinentSRiSe of the ContinentS

Fossil Wonderlands nature’s Hidden treasures

Fossil Wonderlands nature’s Hidden treasures

OperatiOn ClOud labA team of scientists, pilots, and skydivers travel across the U.S. in a giant airship—the Cloud Lab— to find out more about the Earth’s atmosphere, one of the least under-stood parts of our planet. This two-part series follows their journey over the swamps of Florida, the Gulf Coast, the vast deserts of Arizona, and the spectacular Californian coast. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Episode 1In this episode, the team of scientists undertakes a series of exciting experi-ments shedding light on the causes of wild weather, how life exploits the atmosphere, and the human impact upon the weather.

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Episode 2Continuing their journey across the U.S., the scientific team searches for living microorganisms in the “death zone” of high altitude; questions whether cities can create their own weather; and scuba dive in the giant kelp forest of Monterey Bay to discover how the atmosphere creates habitats below the ocean surface.

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Hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, lightning strikes; Fierce Earth shows what it would be like to experience some of nature’s most destructive forces. Featuring footage from the BBC and other natural history archives, the ten-part series showcases the stunning power of nature’s fury with jaw-dropping footage such as explod-ing volcanoes, car-hurtling tornadoes, and giant tsunami waves. Experiments and demonstrations show the impact of Mother Nature at her most furious. A BBC Production. (28 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

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The Future of School Choice in America: A Panel DiscussionAboard the National School

Choice Week Whistle Stop Tour, a panel of experts discusses the state of the school choice movement in America. The talk covers four subtopics: the next steps for school choice; best practices at the top public schools; the role of teachers in the choice movement; and the crucial ways in which funding affects educa-tional outcomes. (62 minutes) © 2014

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Affirmative Action on Campus Does More Harm Than Good: A DebateWhen used as

a factor in college admissions, affirmative action aims to foster diversity on campus and provide equal opportunities to people from certain minority groups. But is affirmative action achieving these goals and helping those it was designed to assist? (93 minutes) © 2014

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More Clicks, Fewer Bricks: The Lecture Hall Is Obsolete: A DebateIs the college of the future digital? With the growing popularity of massive open online courses known as MOOCs and the availability of online degree programs at a fraction of their on-campus price, higher education is undergoing a major transformation. Does the traditional classroom stand a chance? (100 minutes) © 2014

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A Hidden America: Return to Strawberry Mansion In this ABC News program, Diane Sawyer returns to Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion High, once consid-ered one of the most dangerous schools in the country. Viewer donations have made a difference at the school, but violence and understaffing are still a problem. Principal Linda Cliatt-Wayman continues to fight for her students. (19 minutes) © 2013

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Ban College Football: A DebateCharges of exploitation and a growing concern for head injury and brain trauma have put college football in the spotlight. Do college football programs—which rake in millions—take advantage of student athletes, or do they provide young men with educational and professional opportunities they might not otherwise have? (113 minutes) © 2012

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NEW RELEASES Education • English & Language Arts

Mehboob and the Garland of MathAfter six years of elementary school, Mehboob still had not learned to read, write, or count. But when he is lucky enough to enroll at an unusual Delhi school, his life starts to change quickly. In this documentary by Meril Rasmussen, viewers will explore what a child-centered, hands-on approach to math education can look like. Portions with English subtitles. (25 minutes) © 2012

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Great Expectations, Jane Eyre, Mrs. Dalloway, Frankenstein…just some of the classic works of fiction that we all know and love. But how well do we really know them? We might remember Rochester and Jane’s sparky dialogue in Jane Eyre or the Frankenstein monster jerking to life in the classic black and white movies. But these rich and vibrant works have much more to offer us, and in this six-part series our presenters revisit original texts, manuscripts, diaries, and correspon-dence to reveal new insights into some of the greatest works of literature. An Open University Production. (30 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Great Writers: Alberto MoraviaOne of the most popular postwar Italian writers, Moravia was closely involved with the golden period of postwar Italian cinema. Featuring interviews with Moravia and those who knew him, this film looks into the ideas and experiences behind his writings, and Moravia’s view of himself as an artist out of place in a conformist, bourgeoisie world. It looks at his hatred of his family and the Mussolini regime’s suppression of his work. (44 minutes) © 1998

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Great Writers: Anthony BurgessThis documentary studies the life and times of Anthony Burgess, who was already established as one of Britain’s leading writers when the international notoriety of A Clockwork Orange brought him worldwide fame. He was a linguist, composer, and journalist as well as a prolific novelist. Includes interviews with friends, relatives, and Burgess himself. (48 minutes) © 1997

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Great Writers: Salman RushdieThis film explores Rushdie’s approach to literature, the importance and influence of his work, and the way his experiences shape his fiction. Rushdie gained world-wide notoriety when the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses in 1988 led to the announcement of a fatwa. He sees the resulting controversy as an annoyance, bringing fame that brought no focus to his work as literature. At the same time, the threat took a serious toll on him. (49 minutes) © 1999

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Great Writers: Joseph ConradFascinated by the sea, Joseph Conrad spent many years as a sailor with the Merchant Marines. The memories of his voyages provided background for his works written in his adopted language, English. He is best known for Heart of Darkness, but his other works include masterpieces like Nostromo, Typhoon, and Lord Jim. His antiheroes and psycho-logical realism influenced modern writers who followed him. (46 minutes) © 1996

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Why We Drop Out: A Video Bridge Dialogue between Youth, Teachers, and AdministratorsIn this dialogue, seven students in rural Massachusetts discuss factors that led them to drop out of high school. A video of their intimate conversation is then shown to teachers, counselors, and administrators, whose reactions and responses are filmed and shown back to the students. This unique process allows participants on each level of the educational ladder to contribute to a personal and structural understanding of the many factors that derail students from graduating, such as getting held back, confrontation at school, trauma from bullying, and problems at home. (36 minutes) © 2015

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Great Writers: Jean CocteauJean Cocteau was a very versatile 20th century artist. Author of Les Enfants Terribles and La Belle et la Bête, he was one

of the most influential French writers of the 1920s and 30s. His large body of work includes poetry, novels, works for theater and films, paintings, opera and dance, and journalistic criticism. He was criticized by the surrealists to whom he was compared and struggled with religion, opium addiction, and was openly bisexual. Viewer discretion advised. (44 minutes) © 1996

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Great Writers: Roald DahlBritain’s best-selling author of children’s books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, also led an adventurous early life as biplane pilot in Africa, RAF fighter pilot in WWII, and British intelligence agent. Apart from Dahl’s books for children, he wrote erotic adult fiction, poetry, and plays. We hear excerpts from some of his children’s stories, see illustrations by Quentin Blake, and meet his French editor. (46 minutes) © 1999

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The Genius of Roald DahlRoald Dahl is the one of the most successful children’s authors of all time. His words weave magical worlds and his characters

continue to charm and terrify new gener-ations. Comedian and best-selling author David Walliams delves into Dahl’s world, along the way meeting those who knew him best. Walliams also investigates how personal tragedies influenced Dahl’s moral compass and family values. (47 minutes) © 2015

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On Being Farley: Farley MowatThrough all his books, Farley Mowat has celebrated the nonhuman world and dissected the nobility and savagery he finds blended into human nature. Mowat struggles to resist despair as he contem-plates the murderous conduct of human beings toward the natural world and each other. In this interview, Silver Donald Cameron concentrated on Mowat’s master-piece, Sea of Slaughter. Some language may be offensive. (44 minutes) © 2009

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Words of the Elders: Saving Aboriginal LanguagesLike most of the 88 aboriginal languages in Canada, Hul’qumi’num is teetering on the brink of extinction. For elders like Arvid Charlie, sharing and documenting the language is a race against time. Their work embraces new technologies so that the language, culture, and teachings can be reawakened in younger generations. (14 minutes) © 2009 ‡

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The Brilliant Brontë SistersWriter and actress Sheila Hancock has long been fascinated by the life and works of the Brontë sisters. In this program, she searches for an answer to a puzzling question: How did three spinsters who spent most of their lives in a remote parsonage on the edge of the moors come to write books so shocking, erotic, profoundly moving and quite wonderful? (48 minutes) © 2015

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Making Light in Terezin: A Documentary on Art vs. DeathThis film follows a modern day Minnesota theater group as they travel to Terezin to perform a cabaret piece originally created and enacted there during WWII. Weaving together interviews with performers, Holocaust survivors and scholars discussing Jewish humor, Jewish history and more, it tells a story not only of survival but also the triumph of a culture, artistic expression, and the human spirit.. (89 minutes) © 2013

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Discovering HamletA journey into Hamlet the play and the man, through the experiences of the major actors and directors who have brought the play to life. Filmed at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-Upon-Avon, in London, Canada and Italy, featuring Christopher Plummer, Sir Trevor Nunn, Franco Zeffirelli, John Nettles, John Simm and David Tennant. (45 minutes) © 2011

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Moyers & Company: John Lithgow, King Lear, and Our Uncertain WorldBill Moyers speaks with John Lithgow about playing King Lear, and the themes of old age, tyranny, forgiveness, madness, inequality, and suffering. He reflects on why we are so drawn to the tale of this flawed, contradictory leader at this moment. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: The Children’s Climate CrusadeIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with legal scholar and environmentalist Mary Christina Wood about a new legal framework against global warming. Called atmospheric trust litigation, it takes the fate of the Earth into the courts, arguing that the planet’s atmosphere—its air, water, land, plants, and animals—are the responsibility of government, held in its trust to insure the survival of all generations to come. Broadcast date: January 1, 2015. (27 minutes) © 2015

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The Voice of a New Generation of Scientist: Sarika Cullis-SuzukiThis episode of The Green Interview features Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, a marine biologist who studies high-seas fisheries, marine wildlife sanctuaries, and the effects of human development on sea life. Born and raised in British Columbia, she is the daughter of scientist David Suzuki and writer and environmentalist Tara Cullis. A childhood spent steeped in the sea life has given Cullis-Suzuki a passion for science and protecting the oceans. (51 minutes) © 2013

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Drama and the Theater

Environmental Science

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This Emmy Award–winning nine-part series explores the global human impact of climate change.Executive produced by James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the programs feature celebrity investigators alongside well-known journalists with a background in environmental reportage. (60 minutes each) © 2014“The best American television series ever done on climate change.”—The New York Times “Compelling”—Time

Dry SeasonThe series premiere explores the devastating effects of extreme drought and deforestation. Harrison Ford travels to Indonesia to investi-gate how the world’s appetite for palm oil has led to massive deforestation and turned that country into one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases. Don Cheadle visits Plainview, TX where a community once reliant on a meat-packing plant for its liveli-hood is looking for answers. And, Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas Friedman examines how climate change can be a stress point in a volatile political situation and how drought contributed to the civil war in Syria.

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End of the WoodsIn episode two, Harrison Ford continues his investigation into the global effects of the palm oil industry and further explores the corruption that has ravaged the Indonesian landscape. Meanwhile, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joins an elite team of wild-land firefighters—known as the “Hot Shots”—as they battle a new breed of forest fires, one made more deadly by climate change. He also discovers another killer wiping out trees at an even faster rate.

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The SurgeIn episode three, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes shadows a climate change skeptic, Republican Congressman Michael Grimm, for a year in Staten Island in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and questions what he might have learned about climate change in the process. In addition, conservationist M. Sanjayan travels to Christmas Island with a climate scientist who gathers thousands of years of temperature data from coral to determine whether El Nino has taken on unprecedented severity.

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Ice and BrimstoneIn episode four, 60 Minutes’ Lesley Stahl travels to Greenland to investigate the effects of global warming in the Arctic. Ian Somerhalder travels to North Carolina to listen in on both sides of the evangelical community’s debate over climate change: a megachurch preacher who doesn’t believe in climate change, and his daughter, an activist trying to shut down the local coal-fired power plant.

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True ColorsIn episode five, Olivia Munn profiles the nation’s most climate-conscious governor—Jay Inslee of Washington State—and together they discuss the issues he has faced since being elected. Meanwhile, New York Times columnist Mark Bittman probes New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s evasion of the topic of man-made climate change during the rebuilding of his state’s coastline post-Superstorm Sandy.

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The Winds of ChangeIn episode six, America Ferrera profiles prominent climate skeptic James Taylor of the Heartland Institute as he crusades against clean energy, and investigates the battle over the future of renewable energy in the US. New York Times columnist Mark Bittman returns to conduct a yearlong investigation into natural gas, which has been touted as “America’s energy source” and a way towards a cleaner, greener future. Is it true?

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Revolt, Build, RenewIn episode seven, Jessica Alba meets members of Climate Corps as they try to convince America’s top corporations that sustainability can actually boost their bottom lines. Thomas Friedman finds himself in Egypt to explore how what happens in the wheat fields of Kansas plays out on the volatile streets of Cairo. And Chris Hayes reveals an intimate story about life after Superstorm Sandy, with the most economi-cally vulnerable trying to survive the impacts of climate change.

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A Dangerous FutureIn episode eight, Matt Damon takes viewers on an investigation into the impact of extreme heat on human health and mortality. Michael C. Hall journeys to the low-lying deltaic country of Bangladesh where rising seas are expected to submerge 17% of the nation. Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas Friedman concludes his investiga-tion of the Middle East in Yemen to witness how climate change can be a stressor that can take a volatile political situation and push it over the edge.

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Moving a MountainIn the final episode of the series, Michael C. Hall concludes his journey to Bangladesh, where rising seas are expected to submerge 17% of the nation. M. Sanjayan visits Tupungatito, the northernmost historically active stratovolcano in the southern Andes, to question some of the top climate scientists in their fields as they collect key data. Pulitzer Prize-winner Thomas Friedman concludes the series in the White House with a discussion of global climate change with President Barack Obama.

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National Parks: The Environmental ChallengeAfter a brief history of the national park movement, this program examines the challenges faced by three areas that were specially set aside for the protection of their flora and fauna—Yellowstone National Park, England’s Lake District National Park, and Australia’s Kakadu National Park. The video also delves into the conflicts between recreational, economic, and ecological needs. Produced in Australia. A viewable/ printable worksheet is available online. (23 minutes) © 2013

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Where Have All the Elephants Gone? Poaching in Tanzania and KenyaIn Tanzania it’s estimated that more than 60

elephants are killed by poachers every day. Both Tanzania and Kenya vow to stamp the practice out, but huge profits from the slaughter have corrupted politi-cians and law enforcement officials alike. This program charts the rapid decline of the African elephant as it investigates the illegal ivory trade that’s doing them in. (27 minutes) © 2013

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Palau: Take a Long LineThe world is eating a once mighty, abundant wild fish into oblivion and, with million dollar price tags on exemplary specimens, it’s no wonder international fishing fleets are scouring the Pacific in search of blue fin tuna and their rela-tives, the yellow fin and bigeye. Many of those vessels will fish where they’re not supposed to and take catches they’re not entitled to, incensing the tiny island nation of Palau. Can one of the world’s littlest countries help save the beleaguered tuna fish of the Pacific? (30 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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The Eternal FrontierThis episode captures the spectacle of humpback whales feeding on capelin off Newfoundland to the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest in British Columbia, home to the rare “white” black bear. Acrobatic flying squirrels and thousands of red-sided garter snakes are just some of the incredible array of wildlife featured.

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The Wild WestJourney from Canada’s wettest and most biologically diverse landscape to the temperate rainforest to the snow-capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains. Learn about wolves that fish for salmon, see head-butting male big horn sheep and ice-covered grizzly bears living near the Arctic Circle. The ancient coastal forests hide rarely told stories of human and wildlife relationships that have co-existed for thousands of years.

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The HeartlandFrom the prairies to Canada’s vast boreal forest, we reveal a huge wilderness of extremes that has been shaped over millennia by both humans and wildfires. Here pronghorn antelope, the fastest hoofed land animal on Earth, still haunt the grasslands; the elusive wolverine thrives in the icy remote northern forests; and beaver share their cozy lodges with grateful muskrats.

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Ice EdgeCanada’s arctic wildlife is finely adapted to a life on and around ice, and yet this frozen landscape is undergoing a massive shift due to humans. From polar bear cubs making their first discovery of ice to a caribou calf “dancing” in the chilly spring air to eider ducks diving under the ice to find mussels, we witness the extremes and wonders of life far north.

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Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of SoilGardening expert Chris Beardshaw reveals the secrets locked within soil. Traveling around in

his specially equipped mobile soil lab, he looks into the distant past to reveal the almost miraculous way soil first formed, and takes a tantalizing glimpse into the future, to reveal soil as a commodity more precious than oil or gold. A BBC Production. (52 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Redemption Impossible: In the Midst of HumansIn an overgrown former safari park, sealed off from the rest of the world, there live 40 chimpanzees from the former experimental laboratory of the pharma-ceutical company Immuno. Infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses from laboratory experiments, they are traumatized and aggressive. Four female keepers, two of whom are their former jailers, manage the unique rehabilitation project that aims to get the chimpanzees out of isolation and into species-appropriate groups. (91 minutes) © 2012

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This four-part series journeys through time and across the vast scale of the Canadian landscape, revealing the country as it has never been seen before. Shot with ultra-high-definition cameras that capture sweeping panoramas and extraor-dinary close-ups of majestic terrain and diverse species, this is the largest natural history survey of Canada in our generation. The stunning visuals are matched by a dramatic narrative, which tells the story of how humans have made their mark over millennia in often surprising ways. (44 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Wild Canada

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Moyers & Company: Climate Change—The Next GenerationBill Moyers speaks with Kelsey Juliana, an 18-year-old environmental activist who is fighting against climate change in the courts and walking across the country to spread the word on global warming. In this interview, she highlights several reasons to care about global climate change, discusses the Great March for Action, and shares how individuals can make a difference. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: Climate Change—Faith and FactIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers speaks with Christian and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about ending the gridlock between politics, science, and faith. Broadcast date: September 12, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: The War on Climate ScientistsIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill continues his conversation with scientist David Suzuki, who says there’s still hope for the planet, despite the obstruction and greed of politicians and corporations. He discusses his philosophical views on man, nature, and science. Broadcast date: May 16, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Getting to the Wild Heart of Earth Rights: Cormac CullinanThis episode of The Green Interview features Cormac Cullinan, the director of a leading environmental law firm based in Cape Town, South Africa, and the author of the pioneering book, Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice. The book calls for what Cullinan describes as earth jurisprudence, which places human legal systems within the context of the laws of nature. (63 minutes) © 2014

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Creating a New Cultural Narrative: Osprey Orielle LakeThis episode of The Green Interview features Osprey Orielle Lake, an artist, activist, advocate for social and environ-mental justice, author of Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature, and the sculptor behind the International Cheemah Monument Project. Lake shares her impressions of the remarkable summit meeting of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature that was held in Quito, Ecuador, in January 2014. (39 minutes) © 2014

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Green Lawyer Aligning Her Work with Her Values: Mumta ItoThis episode of The Green Interview features British lawyer Mumta Ito, who began her career as a high-powered corporate lawyer. She founded the International Centre for Holistic Law in Scotland, and she is now engaged in a European Citizens’ Initiative designed to change the world by embedding the rights of Mother Earth in the legal system of the 28-nation European Union. (53 minutes) © 2014

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Recognizing the Rights of Mother Nature: Natalia GreeneThis episode of The Green Interview features Ecuador’s Natalia Greene, a key

figure in the movement for recognition of the rights of Mother Nature or “Pachamama.” Greene was a central figure in the creation of Ecuador’s 2008 constitution and involved in developing Ecuador’s Yasuni-ITT Initiative, which aimed to keep oil underground in the Amazon region. (61 minutes) © 2014

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Antarctica: Southern ExposureEvery summer its numbers swell as some of the world’s top international scientists from more than a dozen countries travel to research bases dotted across King George Island. And whether it’s to witness darts being shot at elephant seals or the pinning down of penguins, Foreign Correspondent has been invited to experience a side of Antarctica that is rarely seen and find out what life is really like on this wild frontier. (29 minutes) © 2015

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Building a Post-Capitalist Global Movement: Pablo SolónThis episode of The Green Interview features Pablo Solón, who as a Bolivian diplomat promoted his vision of a postcapitalist world but resigned in disillusionment with Evo Morales’s perceived betrayal of his own professed ideals. He talks about how nominally leftist Latin American governments have produced state capitalism or left capitalism intact, when what we need is an entirely new vision. He explains why he thinks achieving this vision requires a global movement. (48 minutes) © 2014

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Cow Power: Vermonters Turning Manure into EnergyThis film focuses on the history and science behind the world’s only utility

offering electricity created from cow manure. Vermont is the first state to combine policy with citizen generosity in an effort to support Cow Power farms. Businesses pay an optional tariff to support the program. Farmers retrofit their farms with digesters that turn cow waste into a renewable energy source. This renewable energy source could become an option for addressing the U.S energy crisis. (55 minutes) © 2013

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NEW RELEASES Environmental Science • Geography • Guidance & Counseling

Shattered GroundHydraulic fracturing or “fracking” is a new technology that has opened up immense resources of natural gas buried in deep

shale beds. Some see it as the answer to the energy crisis and a chance at energy independence. But fracking is an incredibly divisive issue ripping apart communities. The backlash is unprecedented, with states and countries adopting fracking bans. This film looks past the rhetoric and emotional arguments to find the real issues involved, the opportunity, and the potential health and environmental issues. (52 minutes) © 2013

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Global Civics: Social Ethics in an Interdependent WorldGiven the high level of interdependence in today’s globalized world, isn’t it more important than ever to be aware of the effect of our actions on the rest of the planet? Filmmaker Jian Yi discussed this question with people from a variety of backgrounds on five different continents. The respondents’ thoughts, offered in this documentary, represent the views of businesspeople and artists, students and theologians, as well as a Nobel laureate, a UN economist, and an Internet guru. Portions with English subtitles. (56 minutes) © 2012

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History, adventure, and travelogue combine as Simon Reeve explores three of the world’s major rivers. Through the stories of the people who live alongside these great waterways, he uncovers their vast influence, and reveals how they unite, and divide, some of the most extraordinary parts of the world. Travel from the twin temples of Abu Simbel to the Nile delta; down the Yangtze from the giant Buddha of Leshen to the Three Gorges Dam and on to Shanghai; and along the great mother Ganges in a world caught between ancient traditionsand astonish-ing modernity. (50 minutes each) © 2014

The NileSimon Reeve travels from source to sea along the world’s longest river. His journey will take him from the source of the Blue Nile in the Ethiopian highlands, through the desert of Sudan, and through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. The life-giving river has forged some of our earliest civilizations and influenced some of our greatest religions. But with popula-tions along its banks rising fast, Nile countries are demanding an ever-greater share of the sacred waters, threatening the stability of the entire region.

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The GangesSimon Reeve follows the sacred waters of the Ganges from source to sea, exploring how India’s economy has affected its religious culture. Along the way he meets westerners in Rishikesh seeking spiritual enlightenment, takes a dip in the fast-flowing waters at Haridwar, and discovers how the river is being severely polluted in Kanpur. Finally, at Sagar Island in the Indian Ocean, Simon wonders how long India’s age-old sacred river can survive its economic boom.

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The YangtzeSimon travels along the Yangtze, discov-ering a revival of religious faith in China. Starting his journey at the first bend, Simon follows the river to Dazu where he sees 50,000 ancient and exquisite rock carvings, some of the only religious artifacts not to have been destroyed under communist rule. Taking a river cruise, he arrives at the Three Gorges Dam, the biggest power station on the planet. Simon’s journey ends in Shanghai, a shining symbol of China’s new economic might.

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Accidents Happen: What to Do When You’re in a Car AccidentEven if you’re a safe driver, car accidents are an inevitable part of life. The average driver will go through three to four acci-dents in a lifetime. And when an accident happens, all drivers involved have certain responsibilities. This video covers preparedness for an accident, driver responsibilities (legal and ethical) when one occurs, what steps to follow immedi-ately after the accident and in the days that follow, and an explanation of the insur-ance process for both large and small accidents. A co-production of Meridian and MotionMasters. (33 minutes) © 2015

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Time Bomb: OxyContin AddictionIt was touted as a miracle pill: a narcotic pain reliever that could change the lives of people suffering from chronic pain, but with little risk of addiction. How did a little pill that appeared in 1996 become so big, so fast? This film examines why medical schools, GPs, and specialists in pain clinics readily embraced the drug at first, and why some have now changed their minds. The manufacturer has now stopped making it altogether, replacing it with a new formulation known as OxyNeo. (43 minutes) © 2012

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Underage & Under the Influence: Sexual Assault Case in Maryville, MissouriABC News correspondent Matt Gutman reports on the Maryville, Missouri, rape case involving two underage teen girls. Prosecutors dropped rape charges and settled for a misdemeanor. (15 minutes) © 2014

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Physical Geography Guidance & Counseling

siMon reeve’s sacred rivers

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Work-Life Balance: Success and Happiness in an Always-Connected WorldNot so long ago, people used to go to school or work, then had the rest of the day to enjoy their personal lives. But in today’s always-connected world, work life and home life are blending. This video looks at the phenomenon with an eye for keeping a proper balance that leads to happiness, health, and success both at home and at work. (30 minutes) © 2014

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Bullying and Suicide: Think about ItThis video is structured around two scenarios in which a boy and a girl commit suicide after repeatedly being bullied. Valuable insights into bully and victim psychology, types of bullying, and antibullying behavior are offered through penetrating commentary by Erica Perlow of the Chatham County North Carolina Bullying Prevention Task Force and psychologist April Harris-Britt. A Cambridge Educational/Endeavor Pictures Co-production. (19 minutes) © 2014

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The Dark Side of Adderall and Other “Study Drugs”This video follows Randy, a young man with no

history of AD/HD, who began abusing Adderall in high school to improve his performance. After dropping out of college, he now relies on Adderall to enable him to work for days at a time as a handyman for his grandmother. Commentary is provided by psychiatrist Jeffrey Strawn and psychologist Richard L. Baum. A Cambridge Educational/Endeavor Pictures Co-production. (15 minutes) © 2014

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Bath Salts and Other Synthetic Drugs: Think about ItMemory loss. Hallucinations. Horrific violence that has even been known to include cannibalism. Filmed with a primary focus on “bath salts” (synthetic cathinones), this video examines readily available designer drugs that can produce powerful highs while exposing the immensely damaging effects such chemi-cals cause to the brain and other organs when ingested. Contains scenes of drug abuse and overdose. A Cambridge Educational/Endeavor Pictures Co-production. (18 minutes) © 2014

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Recognizing Abusive RelationshipsIn this compelling and informative program, viewers are provided with straightforward information to help them understand and identify what abuse looks like in family and dating relationships. The strength of this program is that it dispels many common excuses of abusers and focuses on empowering the abused. Developed to address middle to senior high health and guidance courses, this resource is also a valuable tool for tertiary study in related fields. (22 minutes) © 2013

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What Would You Do? Series 3: Instinctive Reactions and What They RevealEncourage students to explore biases and stereotypes with this third series of ABC News’ “What Would You Do?” segments. Each scenario puts actors into exchanges with unwitting bystanders, generating a wide range of responses—from overt hostility toward other races and cultures to acts of genuine compassion. Topics explored include disability, LGBT, homelessness, race and ethnicity, and more. (118 minutes) © 2014

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Epidemics: The Invisible ThreatThis film traces three threatening viruses that have been transmitted from animals to humans: the H7N9 flu virus in Asia; the Mers-CoV virus, related to SARS, active in the Middle East; and the Ebola virus, which is striking terror in West Africa. Researchers are recognizing that a “one health” approach, in which we look at habitat loss and ecosystem breakdown as well as human health, will be crucial for prevention. (53 minutes) © 2014

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Ebola: The Search for a CureThe Ebola virus is one of the most virulent infections known to science. This special episode of Horizon meets scientists and doctors from all around the world looking for the cure and hears firsthand accounts of what it’s actually like to catch—and survive—this terrible disease. A BBC Production. (53 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Lyme Disease: The Silent EpidemicLyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks and it is spreading throughout the world at an alarming rate. The medical profession is at a loss, even impotent: unreliable testing, uncertain therapeutic protocols, and a scientific community that is divided. Taking no sides, this documentary explores the hidden side of this affair. (53 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Disease and TreatmentThis two-part film looks at how the causes of disease are investigated, vaccines developed, and treatment administered. The first part looks at the rotavirus, its impact, the development of vaccines, and the community benefit of immunization. Part two looks at cancer, its risk factors, and a molecular understanding of how radiation works in the treatment of cancer. (22 minutes) © 2013 ‡

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Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities

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Breaking the Wall between Body and Mind: How Neuroimmunology Develops New Strategies against Brain Aging and DegenerationMichal Schwartz’s studies revolutionized the current understanding of degenerative conditions of the central nervous system. Her theory not only broke long-held dogmas, but also shattered a conceptual wall between the brain and the immune system, which plays a fundamental role throughout life in supporting brain plasticity. At Falling Walls, Schwartz explains the latest developments of her theory of “protective autoimmunity” that has inspired the search for new therapeutic strategies, harnessing or modulating immune cells to fight aging and acute and chronic neurodegenerative diseases. (15 minutes) © 2013

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The Front Line of Alzheimer’s PreventionThis program introduces cutting-edge Alzheimer’s prevention techniques from around the world. A study revealed that changes in the brain caused by the disease begin up to 25 years before the symptoms appear. As a result, development of a medication to prevent Alzheimer’s is now a real possibility. Meanwhile, in Japan, a new exercise program promises to improve memory by increasing the volume of one of the first parts of the brain to be affected by Alzheimer’s. (49 minutes) © 2013

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Alone in a Crowded RoomThis film explores the line between ability and disability and goes beyond the preconceptions of one of the most mysterious and challenging disorders of our time. It tells the stories of love, family, work, and friendship of four autistic adults. (56 minutes) © 2013

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In this three-part series, cameras follow both pediatric and adult surgeons

in John Radcliffe Hospital’s Neurosurgery Department as they carry out high-risk operations on the body’s most complex, delicate, and important organ, removing brain tumors, correcting brain abnormali-ties, and saving the lives of trauma victims. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

EmergencyThe hospital staff share their daily experi-ences with patients who arrive with brain trauma, dealing with their successes and failures in individual ways as they try to waken coma patients, perform delicate surgeries that may only delay death or lead to full recovery, and explain procedures and possible outcomes to the patients’ families.

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The DecisionDr. Jay Jayamohan, a pediatric neurosur-geon, must decide the best options for young patients and help parents understand the consequences of these options as they make life and death decisions for the procedure.

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Against the OddsThis film follows patients who are battling brain tumors while a baby with Crouzon syndrome has her skull removed and replaced by a bigger skull to accommodate her growing brain.

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Medicine and ChildrenBecause children’s bodies differ from adults, adult medical tests do not tell us how medicines will affect children or what dosages are necessary. This film explains the move in recent decades toward testing medicines in children, the ethical ques-tions involved, and shows us how the process works. (52 minutes) © 2013 ‡

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Breaking the Wall to Cooperative Medicine: How Open Systems and New Incentives Will Redefine HealthcareWe already knew that “sharing is caring,” but what about “sharing is curing”? Digital disruption might soon hit the established system of patents and publishing in biomedical industry and academia respectively—a system ruled by reward structures centered on prop-erty, career, and commercial gains. At Falling Walls, Steven Friend explains his strategy to inspire a cultural shift as wide as the gap between common good and the individual interests of academic researchers, biotech labs, and pharma-ceutical companies. (15 minutes) © 2013

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Louis Theroux’s L.A. Stories: Edge of LifeLouis Theroux, English documentary filmmaker and broadcaster, heads to the award-winning Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to learn more about the American way of death. A huge amount of money is spent on treatment during the last year of life and Louis follows the stories of three patients as they grapple with their seemingly terminal conditions. A BBC Production. (60 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Monitor MeIn this program, Dr. Kevin Fong exam-ines how digital technology is bringing about a revolution in medicine. He meets pioneers in monitoring, from a physician who’s more likely to prescribe apps than drugs to his patients; to the most moni-tored man in the world, who spotted his illness from numbers, not from symp-toms; to the professor who can monitor how people are using their phones to diagnose depression. A BBC Production. (52 minutes) © 2013 ‡

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Brain DoctorsBrain DoctorsHealth

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Genetically Modified Food: A DebateSupporters argue that genetic modification can make food more flavorful, nutritious, and abundant and enables plants to fight disease, resist pests, and survive drought. Opponents, however, question the safety of genetically modified foods, contend that their health benefits remain unproven, and fear their long-term impact on the environment, the food industry, and the human body. Is the world better off with or without genetically modified food? (105 minutes) © 2014

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Fat v. SugarWhat’s worse for you: fat or sugar? Twin doctors Chris and Xand Van Tulleken experi-mented with their own bodies—with one on a low-fat diet and one on a low-sugar diet.

What do sugar and fat do to our metabo-lism—and which of these evils is worse? A BBC Production. (54 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Don’t Eat Anything with a Face: A DebateIn a 2009 poll, around one percent of American adults reported eating no animal products. In a poll two years later, that number had more than doubled but was still dwarfed by the 48 percent who reported eating meat, fish, or poultry. Considering issues of health, morality, and the environment, should people be vegetarians or carnivores? (105 minutes) © 2013

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The FDA’s Caution Is Hazardous to Our Health: A DebateSome argue that the FDA’s long and costly approval process stifles innovation and keeps life-changing treatments from the market, but defenders contend that the process is essential to ensure safety and protect public health. Is the FDA too cautious in approving new drugs and medical devices? (103 minutes) © 2013

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Ireland: Race to the Bottom In horse-loving Ireland, many people were outraged to find horsemeat in their beef products. While some do not mind eating horsemeat as long as it is labeled properly, others are horrified by the idea. Eric Campbell takes us on a journey that enters the dark world of criminal horse harvesting and reveals startling discov-eries in the science lab. Viewer discretion is advised. (26 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 54296 • DVD

This provocative two-part series will surprise you as it shatters some long-

held beliefs about food and nutrition. Find out why eating in front of the tele-vision, or eating alone, may be just as bad for you as a visit to Burger King, and what governments around the world are doing to curb our growing waistlines. (45 minutes each) © 2012 ‡

A Simple, Sustaining RitualThis program follows the downturn in home cooking and examines the arrival of food policing—controversial laws from governments around the world that restrict salt and fat intake and even tax the obese.

$169.95 58444 • DVD

Fixing Our Food HabitsFixing our bad food habits doesn’t have to be complicated. Easy recipes with readily available ingredients may be the way back to the kitchen. And our various family heritages and cultural backgrounds may hold important clues.

$169.95 58445 • DVD

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Obamacare Is Now Beyond Rescue: A DebateWith the disastrous launch of the HealthCare.gov website in 2013, critics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” were given more fuel for the fire. Will Obamacare succeed, or is it beyond rescue? (98 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 58359 • DVD

Epidemiology: Linking Smoking and Lung CancerThis program looks at research methods used to study diseases in society. The first section explores the critical role epidemiology plays in establishing a link between smoking and lung cancer. The second section illustrates the difference between causation and correlation. The third section explains the concepts of reliability and validity. (20 minutes) © 2013 ‡

$129.95 56488 • DVD

First Lady of the Confederacy: An Intimate Conversation with Varina Howell Davis When the Southern states seceded from the Union in 1861 to form their own nation with Jefferson Davis as president, his wife Varina became First Lady. This film tells Mrs. Davis’s story from her own perspective in the form of a dramatized conversation held in New York City in 1901 on the 40th anniversary of the Civil War. A compelling docu-memoir of an unusual life, it includes her take on secession, slavery, and war; reconcili-ation; financial difficulties; family life and loss; and pursuing a writing career after her husband’s death. (40 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 74164 • DVD

nutrition Public Health

American History

EAT, Cook, LovEEAT, Cook, LovE

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Professor Robert Bartlett explores the Plantagenets, England’s most dysfunctional—yet longest ruling—royal dynasty in this three-part

series. Fifteen of the nation’s most famous and infamous kings came from this one family. Their story is one of intrigue, conflict, and brutality, but during their 331-year domination of England, they shaped the country’s politics and culture. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

The Devil’s BroodIn this episode, Henry II forges a mighty empire encompassing England and much of France. His sons, Richard the Lionheart and John, then turn on their father and each other, bringing the dynasty to the edge of annihilation.

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An English EmpireIn this program, England’s longest-reigning royal dynasty fights to expand its power across the British Isles, and win back its lands in France. In this golden age of chivalry, a clear sense of English nationhood emerges and Parliament is born.

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The Death of KingsThe final episode charts the downfall of the Plantagenet dynasty. In the last century of their rule, four Plantagenet kings are violently deposed and murdered by members of their own family. As the Plantagenets turn in on themselves, England is dragged into decades of brutal civil war.

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Gettysburg: An American Story This program follows the journey of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment from 1861 to 1865, through the milestones of the Civil War into the deciding battles of the historic conflict, and asks: What was the war really all about? What did the brave men and women fight for, and why is it still relevant to American politics and society today? (71 minutes) © 2014

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This classic six-part series of inter-views between Sir David Frost and U.S. President Richard Nixon filmed in May of 1977 delves into the various controversies of Nixon’s presidency, including (most famously) the Watergate scandal. (75–87 minutes each) © 1977

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Watergate $169.95 58246 • DVD

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War at Home and Abroad$169.95 58248 • DVD

The Final Days$169.95 58249 • DVD

The Last Roundup$169.95 58250 • DVD

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Return of the Black DeathWhat actually caused the Black Death—and how many people died—is still a mystery. Contemporary accounts tell how the Black Death killed rich and poor, old and young alike, and how victims suffered from painful boils, bleeding from the ears, and black spots. The world has seen nothing like it before or since. Now, a new investigation of recently unearthed skeletons from a long-lost plague cemetery discovered beneath the streets of London could settle the hottest debate in history once and for all. Uncovering the crucial clues hidden in the bones of the victims, this fascinating film reveals exactly why this was the biggest killer in history and what it can teach us about pandemics to come. A BBC Production. (47 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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The Diary of Anne Frank: A Tale of Two SistersThis film tells the stories of Anne Frank and Eva Schloss, whose young lives paralleled each other and whose surviving parents, Otto Frank and Elfriede Geiringer, eventually married. It features extensive interviews with Eva Schloss to help tell the story of her and Anne’s brief friend-ship, their lives in hiding, and Otto’s thinking after Auschwitz’s liberation and learning of Anne’s diary. The film exam-ines who Anne Frank was as a person, Otto’s decision to publish the diary, and the way his efforts promoted Anne Frank’s ideals and her important legacy. (46 minutes) © 2015

$169.95 93997 • DVD

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Historian and author Helen Castor explores how the people of the Medieval world handled the most fundamental moments of

transition in life, revealing what people thought and what they believed in. The teachings of the Catholic Church shaped the whole of Western Europe but by the end of the Middle Ages, the Church would find itself in the grip of momentous change and the ways of birth, marriage, and death would never be the same again. (60 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

BirthFor a medieval woman approaching the moment of labor and birth, this was one of the most dangerous moments she would ever encounter; some aristocratic and royal women gave birth as young as 13. Birth took place in an all-female environment, and it was believed that the pains of labor were the penalty for the original sin of humankind. To get through them, a pregnant woman needed the help of the saints and the blessing of God himself.

$169.95 86584 • DVD

MarriageThis episode reveals how, in the Middle Ages, you could get married in a pub or even a hedgerow simply by exchanging words of consent. But from the 12th century onward, the Catholic Church tried to control this conjugal free-for-all. For the Church, marriage was a way to contain the troubling issue of sex, but it was not easy to impose rules on the most unpredictable human emotions of love and lust.

$169.95 86585 • DVD

DeathFor people of the Middle Ages, death wasn’t an end but a doorway to everlasting life. The Church taught that an eternity spent in heaven or hell was much more important than this life’s fleeting achievements. As this episode reveals, how to be remembered—and remem-bering your loved ones—shaped not only the worship of the people of the Middle Ages but the very buildings and funding of the Medieval Church itself.

$169.95 86586 • DVD

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The British Isles is home to one of the world’s richest collections of sacred sites. With stunning photography, this three-part

series tells the stories of the landmarks that have attracted visitors for thou-sands of years—from the Orkneys to Canterbury, from Stonehenge to Glastonbury. Exploring major new discoveries about what our ancestors believed, this illuminating series reveals how these ancient peoples’ view of the sacred meets our own today. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2013 ‡

Part 1Host Neil Oliver goes in search of the very first stirrings of religion in Britain. In the south of England and on the Scottish borders, great tombs provide evidence of ancestor worship among the first farmers of the Neolithic era, and an extraordinary discovery in Herefordshire reveals what really lies beneath their burial mounds.

$169.95 60509 • DVD

Part 2This episode goes in search of Bronze and Iron Age sites that were sacred to ancient Britons, with water seen not just as a source of life, but also of reverence. Discover an ancient causeway; evidence of human sacrifices to ward off evil spirits; and the natural spring at Bath—one of the most sacred sites in Roman Britain.

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Part 3This program examines how the creation of saints by the early church led to a new generation of sacred wonders across Britain. Discover how St. Columba sanctified an island with a tough brand of monasticism originating in the Egyptian desert; how the epic journey of St. Cuthbert led to the writing of the extraordinary Lindisfarne Gospels and the building of Durham Cathedral; and at Canterbury Cathedral, how St. Thomas Becket’s grisly murder was harnessed to build its Nave.

$169.95 60511 • DVD

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2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. This three-part series sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a mesmeric leader whose private life— contrary to popular

belief—was littered with disappoint-ments and betrayals, not least in relation to Josephine. Using recently uncovered historical evidence and based upon almost a decade of research, this series provides a comprehensive portrait of Napoleon and the achievements of the benevolent dictator. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Part 1From lowly Corsican Army officer to first consul of France, this episode charts the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to leader of the French nation in the late 1790s.

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Part 2This program charts the transformation of a political leader of the French to Emperor and global statesman, from a son of the French Revolution to husband of the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor, the most powerful, conservative, monarchist nation on Earth.

$169.95 93181 • DVD

Part 3This episode charts the fall of Napoleon, a defining moment in global history, which saw him taken to the remote island of St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean in 1815 as a prisoner of the British.

$169.95 93182 • DVD

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This classic six-part series, filmed in Greece, Turkey, and Berlin, features charismatic historian Michael Wood who attempts to discover whether there was any truth in Homer’s epic poems. Is Hissarlik the site of the mighty Troy? Did Helen, Achilles, and Agamemnon ever exist? What was the significance of the famous wooden horse? Prepare for dramatic twists to the tale. A BBC Production. (55 minutes each) © 1985

The Age of the Heroes$169.95 93171• DVD

The Legend under Siege$169.95 93172 • DVD

The Singer of Tales$169.95 93173 • DVD

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Empire of the Hittites$169.95 93175 • DVD

The Fall of Troy$169.95 93176 • DVD

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This fascinating three-part series explores 20th century culture and the pivotal moments that influenced it. The story of culture is often cast as a gradual evolution, but, as James Fox explains, it was not a considered and calmly executed process, but a series of cultural earthquakes centered in particular cities, at particular times. In each episode, Fox appraises the impact of events in one city during one groundbreaking year. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

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Paris 1928$169.95 86512 • DVD

New York 1951$169.95 86513 • DVD

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I Was There: The Great War InterviewsThe Imperial War Museum in London holds an extraordinary treasure trove of First World War eyewitness testimony. Filmed 50 years ago for the BBC’s land-mark series The Great War, only a tiny fraction of this footage ever made it to air. This program delves into this vault of powerful, personal interviews with soldiers and civilians, so that their voices can be heard for the first time. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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World History

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Bright Lights, BriLLiant minds: A TALE oF THrEE CiTiES

napoleon napoleon

In Search of thetrojan War

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At one time, England controlled India and was also heavily invested in China, enabling England’s economy and trade to dwarf that of other nations. And it was all in the hands of the first and greatest multinational: the behemoth that was the East India Company. This two-part series sets out to discover the motives of the Company’s founders at the beginning of the 17th century. A hotbed of corruption and greed, and responsible for the deaths of over one million people, just how did the Company manage to attain such power and what led to its explosive decline? A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Part 1Dan Snow travels through India in the footsteps of the company that revolution-ized the British lifestyle and laid the foundations of today’s global trading systems. Four hundred years ago British merchants landed on the coast of India and founded a trading post to export goods to London. Over the next 200 years, their tiny business grew into a commercial titan.

$169.95 86508 • DVD

Part 2By 1800, the East India Company had grown from a tiny band of merchants into a colossal trading empire. But scandal and corruption in the 18th century had led to a curtailment of its powers by the British government. The company was transformed from a trading enterprise into the rulers of India, and governed vast swathes of the subconti-nent. As the company traded opium to a reluctant Chinese Empire, in India a dangerous chasm opened up between the British rulers and the Indian people. In 1858, British India passed into Queen Victoria’s hands and the Raj was born.

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The Pity of WarIn this fascinating and fresh take on World War One, Harvard historian Professor Niall Ferguson argues that much of the responsibility for the scale of the conflict lies with the British. He suggests that Britain’s decision to enter the war in 1914 was not merely tragic for those who lost their lives; it was also a catastrophic error that unleashed an era of totalitarianism and genocide around the world. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Children of the HolocaustSix remarkable stories of survival from eyewitnesses of Nazi atrocities during World War II are brought to life through animation and a series of follow-up inter-views with elderly survivors who recount their childhood experiences of Nazi atrocities and the impact on their lives. In thoughtful interviews, they discuss why Holocaust education is important to keep alive the memory of those who were murdered and in order to stay vigilant so that the world may never see these horrific events repeated. (58 minutes) © 2014

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Even 70 years later, the brutal statistics of WWII have the capacity to shock: more than 60 million dead, six million Jews and countless others victims of genocide, cities incinerated, and the world map ruthlessly rewritten. Through this important six-part series, a new generation will see clearly that, although the dictators of that era are dead, the ideas and the forces that spawned them are still very much alive. Hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, this primer on the art of mass persua-sion is aimed directly at a media-savvy generation. (45 minutes each) © 2009 ‡

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1930/1940: Selling War$169.95 58404 • DVD

1941: Meet the Enemy$169.95 58405 • DVD

1942/1943: Truth and Total War$169.95 58406 • DVD

1944/1945: Hiding the Horrors $169.95 58407 • DVD

1945: Changing the Story $169.95 58408 • DVD

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In the long psychological battle of the Cold War, this four-part series examines how governments and the industries of persuasion—marketing, advertising, and public relations—molded the way we see the world today. (44 minutes each) © 2012 ‡

In the Shadow of FearSoviet leader Joseph Stalin tries to build an image as the sole conqueror of the Second World War as he consolidates his grip on Eastern Europe. While Americans enjoy unprecedented prosperity, Senator Joseph McCarthy leads a witch-hunt against suspected communists.

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Turning Up the Heat The U.S. government launches propa-ganda campaigns to reassure people that a nuclear attack can be survived and that the atomic bomb may not be so scary, but, with the sudden construction of the Berlin Wall and then the Cuban Missile crisis, the world seems on the brink of nuclear war.

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Cracks in the WallBerlin and the Space Race symbolized the Cold War even as the Soviet Union’s invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 was overwhelmed by the U.S. government’s struggle in Vietnam. A game of chess turned into a high-stakes propaganda battle—but messages began to be ques-tioned on both sides of the Iron Curtain.

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War of the WordsIn the 1980s, three men speak out and change the rules of the Cold War. American president Ronald Reagan challenges the Soviets to tear down the Berlin Wall; union leader Lech Walesa galvanizes Poland; and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev unleashes reforms that will shake Communism to its foundation.

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Part 1Anita and Justin begin their journeys in Sochi, the Black Sea resort home to the 2014 Winter Olympics. Anita travels in a Kombat, a Russian-built luxury armored machine, and meets entrepreneurs shaping a new and vibrant Russia. Justin heads into “old” Russia in a Soviet-built UAZ jeep first designed for the Red Army. He meets traditional Russians and encounters a land that is little changed since before the Cold War.

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Part 2In St. Petersburg, Anita finds a city of migrant workers and gay rights protesters behind the tourist sites. She encounters entrepreneurs harvesting caviar from the warm waters of a nuclear power plant and reaches her final destination of Murmansk, high in the Arctic and Russia’s new economic frontier. Justin continues his journey into the Ural Mountains and Asia. He spends time with traditional bear hunters, meets military buyers at Russia’s biggest arms fair, and takes a road stretching east through Siberia.

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DownloadedThis film tells the story of Napster and its cofounders, Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker; the legal battle against it by the recording industry; the failure of the music industry and Napster to reach any agreement; and the eventual fall of Napster. It presents the music industry as foolish for failing to realize that piracy could not ultimately be contained, and for failing to see the opportunities technology presented. It presents the idealism and excitement that surrounded the Internet in the 1990s, treating Napster as the embodiment of those ideals. It argues that these ideals continue to thrive and will ultimately triumph. (107 minutes) © 2013

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Music & danceIntrepid journalists Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani set off across Russia on two massive road trips. With millions of square miles of land, a wealth of natural resources, the largest automobile market in Europe, diverse borders, and trading partners aplenty, Russia has the potential to become one of the richest and most dynamic nations on Earth. But 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, how far has Russia left its Cold War past behind? A BBC Production. (50 minutes each)

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This two-part series is a biographical account of Haydn’s life as well as an analysis of his music, a visual and aural extravaganza, including breathtak-

ing performances by some of the world’s most celebrated musicians. Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was one of the greatest musical innovators. Mozart and Beethoven greatly looked up to him as an inspiration and yet today in concert halls he is perhaps too often overshadowed in favor of his younger contemporaries. (50 minutes each) © 2012

Part OneThis episode takes viewers from Haydn’s days as a choirboy at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna through his gradual emergence as a composer and growing recognition, and his prestigious employ-ment by Esterhazy at Eisenstadt. The film covers his music through 1773 and exten-sively covers his opera-writing career.

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Part TwoThis program opens with Haydn well established and middle aged, but confined by his Esterhazy employers and with many of his greatest works still to come. It follows him as he breaks free from his confines with the Paris and London Symphonies and travels exten-sively for the first time. It emphasizes his continued innovation into old age, and covers important works including “Missa in tempora belli” and “The Creation.”

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This two-part series offers a comprehen-sive and dynamic account of the life and works of the great composer Ludwig Van Beethoven. The

films features 65 performances by the world’s finest musicians. In addition, 100 interviews were conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted series. These programs bring together the world’s leading performers and experts to reveal new insights into both the man and his music. (50 minutes each) © 2009

Part OneThis episode traces the life and works of Beethoven from his birth in Bonn, Germany, in the winter of 1770 to the production of his only opera: Fidelio Opus 72, completed in 1805. Learn how the musical culture of Bonn and Vienna influenced him, and about the influence of Mozart and Haydn.

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Part TwoThis program opens in 1806 Vienna, where the 35-year-old Beethoven has established himself as the city’s foremost pianist and composer, but who struggles with increasing deafness and his inability to find a wife. Hear discussion by histo-rians and enjoy Beethoven’s works from this period to his death at age 56 in March 1827.

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This two-part series traces the compos-er’s life through his music and extensive correspondence. Over 80 works are featured in chronological order,

revealing striking parallels between the music and Mozart’s own experiences. With rigorous analysis from musicolo-gists and experts such as Jonathan Miller, Cliff Eisen, Nicholas Till, Bayan Northcott, and Stanley Sadie, a vivid impression of the composer emerges to present a new image, very different from Milos Forman’s Amadeus. (50 minutes each) © 2006

Part OneThis episode traces the composer’s life from birth 1756, in Salzburg, Austria, to his marriage in 1782. Follow him as he begins composing at 5 years old, and on his tour of European courts as a child prodigy, and hear how his music gradu-ally matures and his personality emerges. Learn of his deteriorating relationship with his father, and his pursuit of marriage.

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Part TwoThis program opens with the 27-year-old Mozart finally enjoying success. Follow his life and career from this time through his death at 35, with in-depth discussion of his operas. This film discusses his family sorrows and financial difficulties, but also his happiness. It generally rejects any romantic notions surrounding his early death or notions of a downward spiral of despair and tragic genius.

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NEW RELEASES Music & dance • Philosophy & religion

Dance on ScreenUsing archive footage, this film explores the relationship between dance and the camera and how they grew up together. The range goes from an 1896 “Danse Serpentine” to a live cinema of Mahler 3 in 2013 while choreographers and dancers comment on what film and television means to them. TV producer Bob Lockyer and dance critic Clement Crisp present and comment on some of the most fascinating footage you will ever see. (91 minutes) © 2014

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Breaking the Wall of Hyper-Regulation: How Intelligent Accountability Can Stop Bureaucratic Excess and Improve GovernanceToo much intrusion and oversight limits people’s ability to make judgments. Observing the problem both as an issue of ethics of communication and political philosophy, Onora O’Neill, prolific author of books and articles on justice, bioethics, and Kant’s Practical Philosophy, presents her enlightening analysis of what the culture of bureau-cracy has destroyed over the past 25 years, and proposes an alternative mindset. (12 minutes) © 2013

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The Gaia Principle: James LovelockThis episode of The Green Interview features James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia hypothesis. In 1979 he published Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, which rattled the scientific world and electrified the rest of us by arguing that the Earth behaves like a single living organism that creates and maintains a viable environment for life. (82 minutes) © 2010

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Science Refutes God: A DebateFor some, modern science debunks many of religion’s core beliefs, but for others, science is unable to answer questions of God’s existence or the origins of the universe. Can science and religion co-exist? Does science refute God? (107 minutes) © 2012

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Spirituality and Ecology: Satish KumarThis episode of The Green Interview features Satish Kumar, one of the founders of deep ecology, a philosophy that sees human beings as part of nature, interdependent with all other forms of life. Kumar began his life as a Jain monk and first came to international attention when he made a pilgrimage for peace by walking from India to Moscow, Paris, London, and Washington. (60 minutes) © 2009

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Indian Roots of Tibetan BuddhismIn this film, Buddhist expert and art historian Benoy K.

Behl focuses on Tibetan Buddhist ideas and practices that were developed in the University of Nalanda. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other experts speak about the Indian roots of Tibetan Buddhism and culture, including devel-oping a Tibetan written language to facilitate the transfer of knowledge in the 7th century. The documentary includes a discussion of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist art. (49 minutes) © 2014

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Apostle Paul: A Polite BribeThirty years after the death of Christ, the future of the Christian church teetered on faulty ground. This program explores how the Apostle Paul’s vision kept the early Christian movement together and analyzes Luke’s omission of his collection for the Jerusalem Temple in the Acts. It includes excerpts from Paul’s original letters and interviews with Biblical scholars. (82 minutes) © 2012

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Originally produced for PBS by Peabody Award–winning filmmaker Martyn Burke, this two-part docu-mentary tells the story of courageous anti-Islamist Muslims in Western Europe, Canada, and the U.S. and the extraordinary challenges they face in taking on totalitarian extremists within their own religion. (52 minutes each)© 2007

Voices from the Islam CenterThis program looks at some of the roots of extremist ideology being exported around the world as the fight for the identity of the religion itself unfolds.

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Opposing JihadIn this episode, the story gets more intimate as those who are most vulnerable and imperiled—women, disenfranchised youths, and the moderate family members of jihadists— speak out about effects of extremist Islam in their Western communities and in their homes.

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Is a large swathe of Christianity out of step with the modern world? As society in general becomes more liberal, the Church seems

more entrenched. This fascinating three-part series explores how the religion’s complex, explosive, and often divisive ideas about sex, marriage, and gender have their roots in an extraordinary story that began 2,000 years ago. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

From Pleasure to SinTheological historian Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explores how early Christians transformed sex from a biolog-ical necessity into a vice, from a pleasure into a sin. Even though Jesus Christ said very little about sex, Christianity soon promoted celibacy as the Christian ideal, turned sex into something dangerous, and made even marriage second-best.

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Sexual RevolutionProfessor Diarmaid MacCulloch continues his exploration of how Christianity has shaped Western attitudes to sex, gender, and sexuality through history. Traveling from North East England to Germany and Italy, he explains how the Christian Church took control of marriage in the 11th century, turning a civil institution into a sacred rite of Christianity. And he reveals how the Protestant Reformation launched a sexual revolution.

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Christianity vs. The WestThis final episode explores how the official Christian Church and Western society have moved apart on issues of sex and gender over the last 300 years. By the mid-20th century, Christians were at the forefront of the campaign for the decriminalization of homosexuality, while elsewhere both Catholic and Protestant Churches have been mired in sex abuse scandals. Does Christian thinking still have anything to teach a secular world about sex?

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Man on Mars: Mission to the Red Planet NASA is gearing up for its most ambi-tious project yet—a manned mission 140 million miles across space to Mars. How will they overcome the impossible? And if they do land a human on the red planet, will they ever be able to bring them back again? A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

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Rocket MenThis inspirational portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies punctuating the first 50 years of NASA’s manned missions goes beyond the hard-ware to focus on the men and women who are prepared to lay their

lives on the line in the name of explora-tion. Beautiful sequences capturing the thrilling magic and mystery of a journey into space give viewers an astronaut’s view of a rocket ride into orbit. A BBC Production. (90 minutes) © 2013 ‡

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Comet of the CenturyIt was hoped that Comet ISON would be the brightest and most spectacular comet in a generation, but in December 2013, after traveling toward the Sun for 10,000 years, it appeared to have disintegrated. Yet ISON’s tail of vaporized gas and water hundreds of millions of kilometers long may give insights into some of the greatest mysteries of science. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2013 ‡

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Seeing StarsAround the world, a new generation of astronomers hunts for the most myste-rious objects in the universe, including young stars and black holes. They have created a dazzling new set of super telescopes that promise to rewrite the story of the heavens. A BBC Production. (52 minutes) © 2011

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Transit of VenusPhysicist Dr. Lucie Green charts the story of Captain James Cook’s 1769 voyage to scientifically record the transit of Venus for the first time; oceanographer Dr. Helen Czerski looks at the different paths Venus and Earth have taken; and biolo-gist Liz Bonnin finds out how Venus is transforming our understanding of the extremes of life on our planet. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2012

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Breaking the Wall of Cosmic Acceleration: How Supernova Explosions Trace the History of the UniverseRobert Kirshner, the author of The Extravagant Universe—Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos, will show the evidence for cosmic acceleration, outline what we know and don’t know about dark energy, and suggest some ways to find out more about this deep cosmic mystery. (17 minutes) © 2013

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This is the story of humanity, told through the greatest questions we’ve ever asked. The answers revealed in this landmark five-part series by professor Brian Cox offer an original, new perspective on human life, combining dramatic specialist photog-raphy with innovative CGI, all set in spectacular locations across the world as we explore the ultimate wonder of the universe—us. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Apeman–SpacemanBeginning in Ethiopia, this episode uncovers how the universe played a key role in our ascent from apeman to spaceman by driving the expansion of our brains and the birth of civilization.

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Why Are We Here?This episode reveals how the wonderful complexity of nature and human life is simply the consequence of chance events constrained by the laws of physics that govern our universe.

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Are We Alone?In this program, examine the ingredients needed for an intelligent civilization to evolve in the universe: a benign star and a habitable planet are required for life to spontaneously arise as well as the time required for intelligent life to develop.

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A Place in Space and TimeThis episode tells the story of how our innate human curiosity has led us from feeling that we are at the center of every-thing to our modern understanding of our true place in space and time—that we are living 13.8 billion years from the beginning of the universe, on a mere speck of rock in a possibly infinite expanse of space.

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What is Our Future?Professor Brian Cox concludes his explo-ration of our place in the universe by asking what’s next for the ape that went to space. He concludes by returning to the top of the world in Svalbard, where he gains access to our civilization’s greatest treasure, locked away in a vault buried deep in the permafrost.

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When in July 1969 Neil Armstrong made one giant leap for mankind, America went down in popular history as the winner of the space race. But the real space pioneers of the 20th century were the Soviets. Covering critical events and more, this two-part series uses unseen archive and compelling interviews to reveal the story of the space race from the other side of the Iron Curtain. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

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A definitive guide, this four-part series offers a fresh look at an amazing organization and mankind’s quest to understand the universe. Blending stunningly restored footage with revealing, insightful, and engaging interviews with astronauts, family members, and journalists, this is an epic story of the heroes, triumphs, and tragedies of space exploration. A BBC Production. (50 minutes each) © 2007

From the Ground UpBorn of a Cold War fear, NASA moves boldly from disastrous rocket tests to the glorious conclusion of the Gemini Program.

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To the MoonLanding a human being on the Moon was the first step to living beyond our planet. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin return safely to Earth, the whole planet throws them a party.

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Triumph and TragedyThe near disaster of Apollo 13, which was avoided by human intelligence and ingenuity, and the Space Shuttle Challenger and Columbia tragedies test NASA’s abilities to overcome adversity.

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Life and Death in SpaceNASA’s expansion into deep space exploration heralds a replacement of rivalry with partnership; the International Space Station sees many other space agencies join the mission, with Japanese, Canadian, and European astronauts working to its completion in 2010.

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Using innovative graphics and imagery as well as the latest stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope and high-tech imaging satellites, this two-part series tells the definitive and inspiring story of the most brilliant objects in the universe. Each chapter deals with the different stages that a star goes through during its lifetime—from birth in dense clouds of interstellar gas to fiery and spectacular deaths—with emphasis on our Sun and what these changes mean for Earth. A BBC Production. (45 minutes each) © 2012

Episode 1This episode shows how modern astronomy has revealed that stars experi-ence a life cycle that begins with birth.

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Episode 2The epic story of the stars continues with an examination of the final stages in their life cycle. The vast majority of stars, including the Sun, will become red giants and end their days as white dwarfs.

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Breaking the Wall of the Hidden Universe II: What the Discovery of the Higgs Boson Tells Us About Physics, Mankind, and the UniverseRolf-Dieter Heuer, the director of the most prominent and complex scientific experiment in history—the 27-kilometer-long particle accelerator Large Hadron Collider (LHC)—discusses the discovery of the Higgs Boson (or something very close to it) and what comes next. (17 minutes) © 2013

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What Is Reality?What is the universe made of and how does it work? In this Horizon program, theoretical physicist Leonard Susskind, Nobel Prize winner Frank Wilczek, cosmologist Max Tegmark, quantum mechanic Seth Lloyd, experimental physicist Anton Zeilinger, and particle physicist Rob Roser reveal their aston-ishing visions of reality. It may be vast, beautiful, and terrifyingly complex, but understanding the nature of reality is one of the most important quests mankind has ever undertaken. A BBC/Science Channel Co-production. (51 minutes) © 2011

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Breaking the Wall of the Centralized Health Care Infrastructure Paradigm: Where Physics and Life Meet at the NanoscaleDr. Anita Goel is a physicist, physician, and world-renowned leader in the emerging field of nanobiophysics, a new science that connects modern physics and life sciences using nanotechnology as a bridge. At Falling Walls, Dr. Goel will introduce some of her inventions and products at Nanobiosym that will decen-tralize, mobilize, and personalize the next generation of health care infrastructure. (15 minutes) © 2013

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Moyers & Company: NO to Tax Dodgers, YES to Fair PlayBill Moyers speaks with Nobel Prize–winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz about his tax reform proposals, designed to prevent corporations from avoiding taxes by taking jobs and profits offshore, and to reduce income inequality. Broadcast date: May 30, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: Grassroots Grow against GreedIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill pays tribute to the champions of grassroots action fighting against the moneyed interests trying to buy and control government. Broadcast date: July 4, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: The Crusade against Reproductive RightsBill Moyers speaks with Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards about new state abortion regulations, Supreme Court rulings in the Hobby Lobby case, and on abortion buffer zones. Broadcast date: July 18, 2014 (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: The Conscience of a Compassionate ConservativeIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with the president of the American Enterprise Institute Arthur C. Brooks about how to fight widening inequality in America. Brooks says free enterprise is good for the poor and good for the soul. Broadcast date: July 25, 2014 (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: Too Big to Jail?In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with veteran bank regulator William K. Black, who says Washington and Wall Street are joined in a culture of corruption. He lays bare the political and financial culture that led to the housing meltdown. Broadcast date: October 3, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: Restoring an America That Has Lost Its WayIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers speaks with reporter Bob Herbert on his new book, Losing Our Way, an intimate and heartrending portrait of America in economic despair. Herbert calls for political activism to combat these problems. Broadcast date: October 9, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: The Fight—and the Right—to VoteIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation magazine, about Texas’ harsh voter ID law and the troubling issue of voter suppression. Broadcast date: October 24, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: Facing Down Corporate Election GreedIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with Green Party leader Gayle McLaughlin and journalist Harriet Blair Rowan about the small city of Richmond, California, where in recent elections a slate of progressive candidates challenged pro-business candidates, backed to the tune of more than $3 million by the energy giant Chevron, and won. Broadcast date: November 7, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: The Bare Knuckle Fight against Money in PoliticsIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with Lawrence Lessig and Zephyr Teachout, two college professors who left academia to run for political office in the turbulent midterm elections of 2014. Although they did not win the elections, they share their experiences and the hard-fought lessons learned about the state of American democracy. Broadcast date: November 14, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: How Public Power Can Defeat PlutocratsIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Lawrence Lessig and Zephyr Teachout return to talk about the corrupting influence of money in politics. They advocate bringing back antitrust language and outline strategies for recruiting Congress members to pass campaign finance reform legislation. Broadcast date: November 21, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: Democrats Bow Down to Wall StreetIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with outspoken veteran journalist John R. MacArthur of Harper’s Magazine, who says that Republicans and Democrats alike are abandoning the republic in pursuit of big bucks with the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Broadcast date: December 12, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Moyers & Company: The New Robber BaronsIn this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with author and historian Steve Fraser about provisions in the new spending bill, drafted by Citigroup, that expand the amount of campaign donations wealthy donors can give, and lets banks off the hook for gambling with customer—and taxpayer—money. Broadcast date: December 19, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

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Bill Moyers’ conversations with the American public continue in these programs from the final season of Moyers & Company

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Author Philip K. Howard on “The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government”In this interview Philip K. Howard argues that it isn’t bureaucratic gridlock or partisan polarization that’s keeping Washington in perpetual mismanagement but a fog of rules and regulations that have made it nearly impossible to figure out who is responsible. (47 minutes) ©2014

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Should America Open Its Borders? A Debate on ImmigrationDoes America need more or less immigration? Should we let the free market decide how many immigrant workers the economy can support? Or should a responsible government manage the flow of labor? This debate features Cato Institute immigration policy analyst Alex Nowrasteh, George Mason University professor of economics Bryan Caplan, and Center for Immigration Studies executive director Mark Krikorian. (39 minutes) © 2014

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Snowden Was Justified: A DebateIs Edward Snowden a whistleblower or a criminal? In 2013, Snowden, a former CIA analyst with access to classified informa-tion, illegally downloaded an estimated 1.7 million files and released thousands of them to the public. These documents revealed extensive spying by the National Security Agency and ignited a broad debate over national security and people’s right to privacy. Were Snowden’s actions justified? (103 minutes) © 2014

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Ralph Nader on How Progressives and Libertarians Are Taking on Corrupt Democrats and RepublicansIn this interview, consumer activist and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader talks about what he sees as a new libertarian-progressive attack on crony capitalism; whether GM cars were ever any good; and why the Democrats still wrongly insist that he cost Al Gore the 2000 presi-dential election. (65 minutes) © 2014

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NSA Whistleblower William Binney Tells AllWilliam Binney worked for the National Security Agency (NSA) for 30 years before quitting in 2001 from his high-placed post as technical leader for intelligence. In 2002, long before the revelations of Edward Snowden rocked the world, Binney and several former colleagues went to Congress and the Department of Defense, asking that the NSA be investi-gated. Their concerns fell on deaf ears. (51 minutes) © 2014

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Killer Drones and Secret Wars From the Nevada drone base to the Pentagon, from the digitized battlefield to Afghanistan, this investigation gives new insights into the inner workings of this secret war led by the U.S. administration against terrorism and questions its global consequences. How will it redefine the laws of war and how does it affect our civil liberties and democracies? (52 minutes) © 2012

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The Constitutional Right to Bear Arms Has Outlived Its Usefulness: A DebateIs this right to bear arms broad and absolute? Or is it subject to limits and regulation? Is it primarily about self-defense or anachronistic ideas of collective defense through militias? Has the constitutional right to bear arms outlived its usefulness? (109 minutes) © 2013

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George Herbert Walker BushWith excerpts from his journal and archival footage, follow President Bush through the decision making

process that led to the Persian Gulf War.

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Bill ClintonThis film examines Bill Clinton’s decisions about the use of U.S. military power in his context as the first post-Cold War president. It

presents him as facing a public reluctant to get involved in conflicts, but having a duty to use U.S. power to promote democracy and alleviate suffering.

$169.95 59325 • DVD

Richard NixonThis film examines how Nixon sought to fulfill his mandateof getting America out of Vietnam with an honorable peace, bombing

the North Vietnamese to achieve negoti-ating leverage even as he withdrew American troops.

$169.95 59326 • DVD

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American Government

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NEW RELEASES

Individuals and Organizations Have a Constitutional Right to Unlimited Spending on Their Own Political Speech: A DebateFor democracy to work, some argue, citizens—along with corporations, unions, media outlets, and other organizations—must be allowed to spend as much money as they wish to express their views on political candidates and the issues of the day. But others disagree. Do individuals and organizations have a constitutional right to unlimited spending on their own political speech? (94 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 58367 • DVD

ISIS, Birth of a Terrorist StateThis film covers the rise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State of Iraq and

Syria (ISIS), and explains the significance of its proclamation of a caliphate and its status as a terrorist group controlling vast territory and resources. It shows how ISIS unites local Sunni grievances with international jihadist ambitions, and examines the future of the war between ISIS and its enemies. (55 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 93324 • DVD

Better Elected Islamists Than Dictators: A DebateThe popular uprisings of the Arab Spring that spread across the Middle East in early 2011 have left a leadership void that Islamist parties have been quick to fill. A longtime supporter of former autocrats like Tunisia’s Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, the United States now faces the uncomfortable result of Arab democracy—the rise of Islamist parties that are less amenable to the West than their dictatorial predecessors. Will the Islamists, who once embraced violence, slowly liberalize as they face the difficulties of governing? Or will they promote the spread of anti-Americanism and radicalization in the region? © 2012

$129.95 58339 • DVD

The 9-11 attacks on America left its citizens in a state of shock. President George W. Bush responded by declaring “war

on terror.” This two-part documentary looks at the role propaganda played leading up to 9-11 and the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In a digital age, when terrorists are recruited online and hate propaganda flourishes, how do we know where the truth lies? Contains disturbing images. (42 minutes each) © 2012 ‡

An Unseen EnemyAugust 1990: Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait. President George H.W. Bush sends in American troops and a quick and decisive victory ensues. But Bush makes one crucial mistake: instead of bringing all the troops home, a sizable contingent is left in Saudi Arabia to stabilize the region. It’s a crucial error that contributes to the rise of Osama bin Laden.

$169.95 58415 • DVD

Mission UnaccomplishedMarch 2003: America invades Iraq and attempts to stage-manage the war. Six weeks after it all began, President George W. Bush declares, “Mission accomplished”—yet it’s anything but. In fact, the Iraq War drags on as al-Qaeda spreads its jihadist message around the world via the Internet.

$169.95 58416 • DVD

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Amnesty: When They Are All FreeTo celebrate Amnesty International’s 50th anniversary in May 2011, this probing documentary brings together an extraor-dinary cast of interviewees, from Sting to former home secretary Jack Straw, to shed light on how Amnesty has changed the world. It poses the fundamental question: has the human rights move-ment been able to hold back mankind’s capacity for atrocity? A BBC Production. (60 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$169.95 60406 • DVD

Breaking the Wall of Human Rights Violations: How Advocacy and Activism Pave the Way for Rights and Dignity After more than 50 years of activity, Amnesty International does not slow down its commitment to promoting freedom and justice worldwide. Their effort is led by Salil Shetty, the organiza-tion’s eighth Secretary General and a long-term activist on poverty and justice. In this lecture, Shetty presents his vision for human rights today. (13 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 60311 • DVD

The Skin That Burns: Surviving Chemical WarfareThis program is about Iran’s volun-teer soldiers who were exposed to

chemical bombs during the Iran-Iraq War. The film follows veteran Ahmad Salimi, who is now legally blind and has scars throughout his body due to burns from exposure to chemical weapons over 20 years ago. It also explores questions surrounding the controversial issue of chemical warfare, families struggling with disability and illness, and the deter-mination to live, despite it all. This film contains images some viewers may find disturbing. (21 minutes) © 2012

$169.95 60361 • DVD

War on Terror Love, HaTe & ProPaganda (SerieS 3)

Political Science

Global Politics

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NEW RELEASES Political Science • Psychology

Breaking the Walls of the Nation-State through Interdependent Cities: How a Global Parliament of Cities Can Establish a Sustainable DemocracyIn this lecture, Benjamin Barber explains how a worldwide network of cities could effectively react to global challenges that are not going to be solved by individual, uncooperative nation-states. (17 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 60295 • DVD

U.N. MeFollowing the horrors of World War II, there was a strong desire for a better world in which peace would be main-tained and human rights respected—the U.N was born. Now, more than 60 years later, the image of the U.N. has become severely tarnished. Documentary film-maker Ami Horowitz takes us on a brutal tour of a number of places where the U.N. has intervened. (90 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 60231 • DVD

Gospel of GreenHermann Scheer is a German parliamen-tarian who has turned ideas into practical solutions. Because of the laws that bear his name, Germany is now a solar-paneled, windmill-building, job-producing green powerhouse of the industrialized world. (45 minutes) © 2008 ‡

$169.95 58513 • DVD

Anatomy of a RevolutionAfter a historic 18-day wave of pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt in 2010, President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed over power to the military. So how did it happen? This program looks at the surprising new power of the Arab street and Internet organization strategies. (21 minutes) © 2010 ‡

$169.95 58480 • DVD

Time of Your Life: What Makes Us Tick?On this enlightening and entertaining journey, Sir Terry Wogan reveals why timing is everything, and why it’s crucial to understand our body clock. He discovers how our clocks dictate when we drive safely, work best, give birth, and die. And he finds out why some of us are early birds while others are night owls, and why throughout our lives our body clocks constantly readjust. A BBC Production. (60 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$169.95 60526 • DVD

Mind in MotionHow can a blind person see with the tongue? Can sight be used to alleviate pain in an amputated limb? Scientific answers to these questions and others are now within our reach, thanks to stun-ning new research in the neurosciences. Amazing experiments on perception, learning, and attention reveal aspects of brain function that will transform how we understand human beings and society. (52 minutes) © 2008

$169.95 65316 • DVD

The Battle in Your MindAs a species, we like to think we are smart, creatures of reason, and capable of making rational decisions. But we may have to think again. With every decision you take, there is a battle in your mind—a battle between intuition and logic. And the intuitive part of your mind is a lot more powerful than you may think. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$169.95 60429 • DVD

Behind the Orange CurtainYoung, privileged people are dying of overdoses in record numbers in Orange County, California. Many of these tragic deaths are from pain medica-tion drugs like Opana, OxyContin, and hydrocodone. Kids are experimenting as young as age 10 and many find their first dose right in the family medicine cabinet. This documentary delves into the teenage prescription drug abuse epidemic affecting families across the nation. (88 minutes) © 2012 $169.95 65004 • DVD

The Kill List: Obama’s Drone WarUnmanned aerial vehicles—drones— have become President Barack Obama’s weapon of choice. But

Obama’s Kill List raises deep concerns. Who is targeted? According to what criteria? All of this is decided in secret by the U.S. administration that refuses to publicly acknowledge any of the estimated 500 strikes that have occurred since Obama came to power. (42 minutes) © 2012 ‡

$169.95 58449 • DVD

Animism: People Who Love Objects Animism is the belief that inanimate objects are sentient beings and that we can communicate with them. This docu-mentary follows people who are finding true, emotional, and sexual love with objects. This emerging sexual orientation, Objectum-Sexuality (OS), is explored through five characters who openly declare their love for objects, from carnival rides to cars and trains—not as fetishes, but as loving life partners. (52 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 86591 • DVD

Economist Russ Roberts on Adam Smith’s Surprising Guide to Happiness (But Not Wealth)“It’s kind of shocking to realize the person known as the father of modern economics, Adam Smith, didn’t think the pursuit of wealth was a very good idea,” says economist Russ Roberts. In this interview, Roberts discusses how Smith—a bachelor who lived much of his adult life with his mother—just might help you live a happy life. (61 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 81715 • DVD

Applied Psychology

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NEW RELEASES Psychology

Sleepover at the Zoo: The Mystery of Animal SleepUsing hidden infrared cameras and thermal imaging technology, this film explores the unknown world of animals’ sleep time. Filmed at the Bristol Zoo, one of the oldest in the world, the program moves from day to night through to dawn, following the key moments as animals reach their “bedtime” and wake time. Ultimately the film searches for the answer to the biggest question of all—why do animals sleep at all? A BBC Production. (52 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 93186 • DVD

Secret Life of BabiesWhat can a baby see and hear? How does a baby explore the world? Why can they swim underwater? How do they commu-nicate? And why do toddlers have temper tantrums? The first three years are the most important of a human’s entire life—it’s when we learn to walk, talk, and socialize. But as an adult, baby behavior is both mystifying and fascinating. Using the latest specialist filming techniques, this program reveals the ‘natural history’ of a baby starting with newborns and following their growth and development as they become toddlers. Get ready to see your baby in a whole new way. A BBC Production. (47 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 86547 • DVD

Is Your Brain Male or Female?For centuries, men and women seem to have baffled each other. What makes us have different strengths and weaknesses? And are these innate or are they shaped by cultural influences? Dr. Alice Roberts and Dr. Michael Mosley investigate the latest neuroimaging techniques and behavioral studies to determine whether men and women are wired differently. If they are, could this research be harnessed to improve the lives of both men and women? A BBC Production. (51 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 86528 • DVD

Great Aunt Gloria: A Film about AgingWhat does it mean to be a glamorous uptown girl turned elderly Parkinson’s patient in New York City? In spite of increasingly debilitating physical limita-tions, Gloria Thorner is determined to live life in her own way. Through the relationship between the filmmaker and her great aunt, this film explores how memories of the past inform present understandings of ourselves and our loved ones. (25 minutes) © 2007

$169.95 60528 • DVD

It’s All about MeWe’ve all heard the sentiment—that Generations X, Y, and Z have grown increasingly self-absorbed from over four decades of nurturing and education based on boosting self-esteem. But how did we get here? This program is one man’s journey looking at the different genera-tions, including their history, cultural identity, traits, and trends, to find out how we arrived here. (99 minutes) © 2012 ‡

$169.95 65001 • DVD

Being MeThere are any number of self help books that will tell you how to find yourself. But what if truly being yourself involved changing your gender? Would you have the courage to do it? Eleven-year-old Isabelle does. To the world she looked like a young boy. But she knew that she was really a girl. Being Me tells Isabelle’s story and the story of the family, the doctor and ultimately the community that backed her decision to truly be herself. Isabelle’s story is remarkable and inevi-tably raises many questions for families, doctors and society in general. Along the way, meet other people who’ve confronted the same feelings and discover that a growing and significant number of children are finding themselves in the same situation. (44 minutes) © 2014 $169.95 94235 • DVD

The Kids with No MemoryThis film follows a number of young amnesiacs in their day-to-day lives and, for the first time, reveals the huge challenges they face—from school and sports, to shopping and relationships— showing how things most people take for granted are a heartbreaking struggle for these young people. A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$169.95 60473 • DVD

The Power of ThoughtWhat are thoughts? Just brain waves? Or are there serious indications that they are linked to more far-reaching forces? This film is a fascinating journey into mankind’s inner world. Brain researchers talk about newly explored connections between thoughts, feelings and person-ality development. Biologists and medical doctors deal with astonishing experi-ences of consciousness. New theories based on quantum physics explain the interaction between mind and body. (53 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 55003 • DVD

Inside My Mind: Inside Mental IllnessAnxiety, a small bout of depression, or an obsessional thought—all of us can have these feelings at some time but what if these persist and take over our life? What causes it differs for every one of us: our genes, lifestyle, or events from the past can all play a part. But whatever the trigger, mental illness can happen to anyone, at any time. Using computer graphics to travel inside the body, this film explores the science behind mental illness, discovering the social, biological, and psychological changes that happen to five people suffering from different mental health disorders and unraveling the treatments that are helping them overcome their conditions. A BBC Production. (52 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 57558 • DVD

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NEW RELEASES Psychology • Sociology

Understanding how we think and see by playing games with our brains, this 13-part series explores the way we see and interpret the world around us with engaging tests, activities, demonstrations, and explanations. In each episode we experience visual and audio illusions, sensory puzzles, and brain tricks from the worlds of art, science, nature, and psychology and learn why they baffle our senses. (30 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

The Brain Eye Process$169.95 74610 • DVD

Our Amazing Brain$169.95 74611 • DVD

Visual Perception$169.95 74612 • DVD

Visual Deceptions$169.95 74613 • DVD

Altered Views$169.95 74614 • DVD

Auditory Illusions$169.95 74615 • DVD

Everyday Illusions$169.95 74616 • DVD Mind over Matter $169.95 74617 • DVD

Memory $169.95 74618 • DVD

Illusions of Touch$169.95 74619 • DVD

Fooling the Tongue and the Nose$169.95 74620 • DVD

Muscle Memory$169.95 74621 • DVD

Moods, Inspiration, and the Mind$169.95 74622 • DVD

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Breaking the Wall of Collective Stupidity: How Evolutionary Biology Explains CreativityMark Pagel predicts that in the near future the already rare quality of innovation and creative leadership will become even scarcer. In an era when social networks connect a global community, fewer and fewer of us will pay the cost of innovating and will rather copy someone else’s ideas. Will the Internet take us to the biggest creative slowdown in history? (15 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 60307 • DVD

Human CameraAutistic savant Stephen Wiltshire has the ability to sketch huge urban landscapes from memory in near-photographic detail. Spending 15 minutes taking in the London skyline from a helicopter, Stephen will then be provided with a 360-degree, 20-meter-wide canvas and a box of pens and pencils to sketch the view from memory, street by street and building for building. (44 minutes) © 2007

$169.95 56770 • DVD

David & MeDavid McCallum has served 29 years of a life sentence and may never leave prison again. Despite a mountain of evidence that should exonerate him or at least trigger a new trial, filmmaker Ray Klonsky and a pro-bono team are stymied by a justice system that has proven reluctant to exonerate the wrongly convicted. When news of a DNA match that fingers a new suspect emerges, the team thinks justice will finally be served. Instead, they realize that their fight has only just begun. (80 minutes) © 2015 ‡

$169.95 86593 • DVD

Breaking the Wall of Psychiatric Hospitals: How Video Games Can Improve Brain Functioning and Treat Mental Illnesses

While the causes of schizophrenia depend on a still-obscure combination of genetic, environmental, and developmental factors, a big step toward curing its symptoms has recently been accomplished by a research team at the University of California, San Francisco, led by NARSAD Independent Investigator Grantee Sophia Vinogradov. (16 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 60313 • DVD

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The Power of the PlaceboIn this film, Horizon meets the scientists who are trying to find out why placebos work. From the man who performed fake operations to alleviate back pain to the scientist studying the effect of fake oxygen on physical performance, placebos have been shown to cause real and measurable physiological changes. So what happens if we know it’s a placebo? A BBC Production. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$169.95 60495 • DVD

mindworks

Social inequality

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NEW RELEASES Sociology

The E-Word: Ebonics, Race, and Language PoliticsThe program explores the African roots of the linguistic patterns that define Ebonics; the debate about the name; the adoption, revision, and local debate about the resolution; and the ways in which the discussion of Ebonics entered the larger American public through media and public policy. The film aims to raise the topic in a contemporary and scholarly context and is the first docu-mentary to address this complex issue through an engagement with linguistic and educational research. Written, directed, and produced by Jonathan Gayles. (62 minutes) © 2015

$169.95 86445 • DVD

Moyers & Company: American Indians Confront “Savage Anxieties”In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with Robert A. Williams Jr., a professor specializing in American Indian law, about American Indian’s tragic history of dispossession. Williams says stereotypes about American Indians have been codified into laws and government policies, with devastating consequences. Broadcast date: December 26, 2014. (27 minutes) © 2014

$99.95 66051 • DVD

More Than a Face in the Crowd: The 50-Year Career of Asian-American Actress Jane ChungA filmmaker explores the life of her great-aunt, Jane Chung, an actress who

made a career for herself at a time when Asian Americans faced widespread racism in Hollywood. Working mostly in small parts and as an extra, Jane’s fifty-year career reflects many of the struggles and triumphs of the Asian Americans working in the entertainment industry. Jane had parts in over fifty films and TV shows but much of her work is uncredited. (22 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 60530 • DVD

Mapping the Future: The Power of AlgorithmsIn the last few years, the data stream flowing through the Internet has turned into a tsunami: Ninety percent of the information sitting on the world’s servers was created in the last two years. Suddenly, our entire lives can be modeled mathematically and become predictable. Thus film shows how predictive analytics is being used today and asks how our lives will change if our future becomes computable. (52 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 93325 • DVD

Income Inequality Impairs the American Dream of Upward Mobility: A DebateIn the last 30 years, the wages of the top 1 percent have grown by 154 percent, while the wages of the bottom 90 percent have grown by only 17 percent. Is rising income inequality a growing problem that threatens the American dream? Or is it a misleading metric for gauging upward mobility and a sign of the nation’s economic health? (100 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 65941 • DVD

Cold Fear: Gay Life in RussiaThis brutally honest film exposes what it’s really like to be gay in Russia. Gay men and women in Russia say new legislation and intolerance in Russia has led to a “hunting season,” and they are the hunted. The film contains shocking scenes, yet it treats all contributors with dignity and refuses to offer a simplistic solution to complex social tensions. Viewer discretion is advised. (50 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$169.95 60449 • DVD

Raped: The AftermathIntimate in style, this observational documentary follows several women as they deal with the aftermath of an alleged rape. Compelling testimony from victims, medical staff, the police, and members of the legal profession support the actuality of victims’ journeys as they seek justice or attempt to move forward with their lives. Viewer discretion is advised. A BBC Production. (60 minutes) © 2013 ‡

$169.95 60497 • DVD

Moyers & Company: The Long, Dark Shadows of Plutocracy In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill points to the changing skyline of Manhattan as the physical embodiment of how money and power impact the lives and neighborhoods of everyday people. Apartments sell for up to $90 million to the international super rich, many of whom will only live in Manhattan part-time and often pay little or no city income or property taxes, thanks to the political clout of real estate developers. Broadcast date: November 28, 2014. (25 minutes) © 2014

$99.95 66047 • DVD

Norway: The Gender Mission On a remote but vitally important frontier in Norway, a groundbreaking experiment is underway aimed at erasing the gender divide in the armed forces, eliminating intimidation and abuse and encouraging more women into service. Men and women are training together, patrolling together, and sleeping together in a counterintuitive effort to build a unisex force. (30 minutes) © 2014 $129.95 59648 • DVD

Prostitution: What’s the Harm?A lively and thought-provoking documentary investigating the current state of prostitution in the U.K. and looking at young people’s attitudes to the world’s

oldest profession. What do young people really think about paying for sex? Do men and women feel differently about the issue—and could the most harmful aspects of prostitution be dealt with through better enforcement of existing laws? Contains explicit language and imagery. A BBC Production. (60 minutes) © 2014 ‡

$169.95 60496 • DVD

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From trucks to locomotives to ships, diesel engines are the workhorses of modern industry. The trucking industry alone relies on millions of diesel engines as a dependable means of transporting most of the world’s goods, and well-trained technicians are in high demand to maintain and repair this vast trucking fleet. In this three-part video series, students will learn the fundamentals of diesel engine technology and construction, as well as how to properly tear down a diesel engine and how to service a diesel cylinder head. (20-24 minutes each) © 2015

Diesel Engine TechnologyThis video provides a detailed overview of diesel engine technology and theory, including: a walk through of a standard four-stroke cycle piston engine; an over-view of the injection system; a review of the bottom end and cylinder block, with its pistons, crankshafts and bearings; and the cylinder head in the top end, including the head gasket, intake manifold, valve train, and more.

$129.95 52837 • DVD

Blueprint Fundamentals: Interpreting Symbols and SpecsFrom a blueprint’s basic elements to the distinct features of construction, electrical, manufacturing, and machining blueprints, this program gives viewers a detailed primer on types of blueprints and how they are read. Students will see graphics that illustrate what is meant by basic, auxiliary, and sectional views; discover how CAD is used to create blueprints; and learn which career fields benefit most from blueprint training programs. A Shopware/MotionMasters Coproduction. (33 minutes) © 2014

$129.95 53614 • DVD

Making the Future: 3D Printing and the Future of Digital Fabrication This film examines the possibilities of digital fabrication through techniques such as 3D printing and do-it-yourself genetic engineering. It looks at the makers’ move-ment and the ideals motivating them. It also features interviews with intellectuals and businesspeople who envision a trans-formed economy that moves away from mass production, and who believe producing the things we consume will bring us greater fulfillment. (47 minutes) © 2014

$169.95 65009 • DVD

Technical Education

Part 1Billy strolls around America’s largest funeral convention, discovering the hundreds of ways that you can put someone in the ground, on the moon, in a diamond, or even turn them into a mushroom! He also catches up with old friend Eric Idle to discuss how the Monty Python star’s “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” has become one of the U.K.’s most played funeral songs and ponders what music he’d choose as a part of his own final send-off.

$169.95 60431 • DVD

Part 2Billy returns to Glasgow to visit the necropolis of his childhood and speculates how the dead are honored with jazz funerals in New Orleans, Day of the Dead in Mexico, and the funeral traditions in Ghana and Bali.

$169.95 60432 • DVD

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Billy Connolly’s Big Send offBilly Connolly’s Big Send off

Diesel Engine TeardownThis training video will demonstrate how to properly disassemble any kind of diesel engine, while inspecting each part for signs of wear, cracks, and other damage. Viewers will see how professional diesel technicians work on several makes and models of modern diesel engines, and learn the importance of part organization, detailed part inspection, proper part align-ment, and the use of special engine disassembly tools. A standalone chapter covers the importance of thorough part cleaning.

$129.95 52838 • DVD

Diesel Cylinder Head ServiceThis video will review the most common methods for servicing and rebuilding a diesel engine cylinder head. It will explain how to disassemble, inspect, machine and reassemble different types of diesel cylinder heads, including the complexity of a thorough valve job and the impor-tance of checking the head for cracks, warping, and other forms of damage.

$129.95 52840 • DVD

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Comedian and Hollywood star Billy Connolly is a big fan of life. He’s effer-vescent, energized, and inspired by it, but he’s also genuinely fascinated by the way we as humans treat death. This two-part series follows the straight-talking Scot as he explores changing attitudes, beliefs, and approaches toward death while also considering his own approach to the final curtain. A BBC Production. (45 minutes each) © 2014 ‡

Diesel engine teChnology AnD serviCe

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NEW RELEASESTechnology & Society

Digital Amnesia: Are We Losing Our Collective History?Digital data is vulnerable. Yet entire libraries are shredded and lost to budget cuts, because we assume everything can be found online. But is that really true? For the first time in history, we have the technological means to save our entire past, yet it seems to be going up in smoke. Will we suffer from collective amnesia? (50 minutes) © 2014 $169.95 65010 • DVD

Digital Memory Gatekeepers We have entered the Homo Numericus Age, producing millions of digital files in the course of our lives. Today, stocking data and securing content over time is a major challenge for state security, the economy, and society in general and a lucrative service for Internet companies. Behind the virtual dimension, who are the real gatekeepers of our memory? (52 minutes) © 2013

$169.95 58550 • DVD

Breaking the Wall of Reality: How Simulations on Supercomputers Accelerate Progress The scope of application of 21st-century supercom-puters ranges from climate

forecasting and simulating the human brain to designing new drugs or ensuring the safety of nuclear reactors. Michael Resch is one of the most recognized experts in the field. At Falling Walls, he offers a unique chance to discover the role of supercomputing in our present and future. (15 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 60308 • DVD

Village Cellphone: Empowering BangladeshIn the early 1990s, Iqbal Quadir, a Bangladesh-born MIT professor and entrepreneur, had the idea that cellphones could be used to help the very poorest people. His vision: to help village entre-preneurs establish cellphone leasing businesses that retail phone services to their surrounding communities. Ten years later, with hundreds of “village phone ladies” in operation, did Iqbal’s model for lifting developing nations out of poverty pay off? (12 minutes) © 2008 ‡

$169.95 58526 • DVD

Deluged By Data: The Infobesity EpidemicWe live in an era when we are obsessed and bombarded by data—whether we love it or loathe it. Some experts think we all suffer from data overload and “infobe-sity “—and need a “data diet.” We’ll meet the data lovers and skeptics and wired, tired people who go ZERO TECH to escape being deluged by data. (48 minutes) © 2015

$169.95 93828 • DVD

Breaking the Wall to a New Age of Electronics: How Micro- and Optoelectronics Lead to Transparent and Paper TransistorsIf you are happy that your mobile phone does not weigh 1 kilogram and cost $4000 like the first handheld model from 1973, you will appreciate the efforts of Elvira Fortunato, who is working on making technology as cheap and light as paper. Fortunato introduces us to the age of invis-ible technology that brings us transparent televisions and digital car windscreens, but also entirely new tools for medical diag-nostics. (14 minutes) © 2013

$129.95 60298 • DVD

Breaking the Wall to Living Robots: How Artificial Intelligence Research Tries to Build Intelligent Autonomous SystemsCan robots be creative enough to build their own

language? Luc Steels is one of the world’s leading experts in the area of artificial intelligence. At Falling Walls, Steels explains how close we are to under-standing how the human brain evolved to allow the genesis of language, considering the potential benefits for the further development of artificial intelligence. (15 minutes) © 2013 $129.95 60312 • DVD

Living with Robots This film introduces us to the world’s most advanced androids that look and talk like us, the world’s deadliest robots that kill for

us, and the world’s smartest robots that learn from us. Follow the latest develop-ments and peek into a nearby future where robots will be entrusted not only with chores but also with our feelings. (52 minutes) © 2012 $169.95 58554 • DVD

Breaking the Wall of Traditional Computing: How the Human Brain Project Can Contribute to a Fundamentally New Paradigm of Information ProcessingKarlheinz Meier, a leader in the efforts to emulate the human brain on silicon chips, has created prototypes of brain-inspired computers that run up to 100,000 times faster than their biological counterparts and millions of times faster than brain simulations on conventional hardware. An expert in illustrating complex physical matters in educational short films, Meier explains one of the most ambitious research projects of our times. (15 minutes) © 2013

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The Greedy Brain: Can Computers Read Inside Our Brains? In this program, science journalist Rob van Hattum explores innovative technolo-gies that are connecting the brain to computers to do everything from gather information to help disabled people move prosthetics with their thoughts. The film highlights the work of neuroscientists and researchers who map and interact with the brain as they contemplate future applications. (50 minutes) © 2014 $169.95 65011 • DVD

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Inside the Dark WebThe Dark Web is a secret online space that allows users complete anonymity. As online surveillance increases, this virtual world has grown in popularity. For some it is a place where criminals can operate —a shadowy underworld where users can purchase anything from illegal drugs to credit card details. For others, it is a haven, free from the government control and censorship that threatens the regular web. As users, programmers, govern-ments and businesses battle over control of our online world, Horizon takes a trip through the Dark Web and meets the scientists, engineers and programmers fighting to save the internet. A BBC Production. (52 minutes) © 2014 $169.95 86527 • DVD

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